Pomeranians with the "& Tan pattern"
or "Tan Pointed" come in three base
colors - black, brown and blue. All three
base colors share the same tan marking pattern.
Pattern: The pattern
is sharply defined with Tan points appearing above each
eye, on both sides of the muzzle,
cheeks, inside of ears, throat, fore chest
which has either one
very large tan spot or two tan spots called
"rosettes" on each side of the
chest above the front legs; on all
legs and feet, there may be a distinct
"pencil mark" line in the base
color running lengthwise on the top of each
toe on all four feet; the underside of the
tail which is
on top when the tail is carried over the
back; and the
pantaloons or skirt. The tan color ranges from a light cream
(sometimes referred to as
"silver") to a dark mahogany rust.
Occasionally there is a lack of the
& Tan pattern causing some of the
markings to be lost or diminished.
Dogs with any white, other than age
graying on the muzzle, with tan
markings in areas other than those
described here, or without tan
markings in the required areas are
more correctly referred to as black,
brown or blue with tan markings parti
color.
Black & TanBlack & Tan poms
are black poms with tan or rust. The undercoat of the base color
should be a lighter shade of the base color and the points (eye rims, nose, lips
and pads) should be black. In Black &
Tan dogs of equal quality, darker rust
markings are preferred over lighter tan
markings.
Brown & Tan
Brown & Tan, referred to as Chocolate &
Tan, include all shades from darkest
chocolate to light beaver with tan or
rust. They should have brown points,
the darkness of the points should be
in keeping with the darkness of the
base coat color.
Blue & Tan
Blue
& Tan poms are blue poms with tan or rust. They should have blue points, the
darkness of the points should be in
keeping with the darkness of the base
coat color.
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