~ Tan Point ~

~~ "a^t", 'tan points' - This is primarily a solid colored dog with tan (phaeomelanin) "points" above the eyes, inside the ears, muzzle, chest, stomach and lower legs. The hue can range from a pale biscuit to a rich ginger to a golden copper in color. In the Border Collie which has the Irish spotting, along with tan points, this is known as "tri" colored. The Irish spotting cancels out the appearance of the tan point even though it is there. A tan pointed dog can be any color except when an ee red is a tan point, you can't see it. You won't know it's there unless both parents were tan pointed in which case all the pups in the litter would be tan pointed including any ee reds. Otherwise, you'll have to breed the dog to another dog that is tan pt. or carries the recessive tan pt. gene. A merle can be tan pointed too. 

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