Actually, (AKC registered) The American Staffordshire Terrier is not encouraged to be Black and Tan or liver (Rednose). Amstaffs occasionally do run tricolored or Black and tan. So does the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. English Bull Terriers run tricolored as well. This gene is probably from the Terrier side of Bull and Terrier breeds. The American Pit Bull Terriers are allowed to come Black and tan by the ADBA (American Dog Breeder's Association). It is also allowed by the United Kennel Club. Certain breeders or bloodlines might tend to through the color more than others. I've been told both parents have to have the gene to produce "tan pointed" pups. Most who are not acknowledgeable about the breed might think that some pure bred Black and tans are mutts! They are an important part of Bull and Terrier history.
Pit bulls come in several colors: Red, white, black, brindle, red-brindle, chocolate, tricolor, fawn, tan, seal, and different shades of browns, brindle and reddish. The colors not allowed in the UKC standard are liver and black and tan. Most purebred American Pit Bulls do not come in blue.
Pitbull" is not a breed. American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier are the breeds that are generally called pit bulls. rednose pits or blue pits are terms back yard breeders make up to con people out of more money for their pups. these are only colors. Ignore the top comment, when people say "pit bull" they mean the American Pit Bull Terrier, however over many years the term pit bull have been used to describe any breed that look like the real pit bulls. These are uneducated people. Pit bulls come in all colors, red, blue, black, white, chocolate, etc. Because pit bulls were originally bred for what they could do not color. But over years idiots got their hands on the breed, and only bred for color, head size, etc. That completely destroys the pit bull and what they were originally bred to do. So when you see someone advertising, blue pit bulls or red pit bulls, with big heads and wide chest. DON'T buy these dogs, these people just want your money and don't care for the dog. Never get a dog for looks but for what they can do. And besides these dogs are usually unhealthy since they have been bred to dogs of the same color over, and over again, which leads to genetic problems.
A blue Pit Bull is black at the K Locus and has 2 alleles of the recessive dilute gene at the D Locus. Dilute gene diluted black pigment to blue / gray. So a black Pit will be blue, a brindle will be blue brindle, fawn will have blue mask or shading, a black & tan will be blue & tan.
I am not saying that a pitbull can't be black and tan but I never seen these color in a pitbull. I have seen tan dogs or black dogs. What I have seen is bullies that are tan and black. If you want a real pitbull, go for the body characteristics instead of the color.
mine looks like a pit. only smaller.
A red nose pit is just that, a pitbull with a red nose. The nose of any normal dog will most of the time, be black. A red nose pit, however, will have a "red" nose. Not like Rudolph red, or cherry red, but more of a tan color, and normally have a bit of red on his/her lip skin and under his/her chin.
An American Foxhound and Pit Bull crossbreed typically exhibits a muscular build, blending the sleekness of the Foxhound with the stockiness of the Pit Bull. Their coat may vary in color, often featuring a mix of the Foxhound's tricolor patterns (black, white, and tan) or solid colors like brindle or fawn from the Pit Bull side. The ears are usually medium-sized and can be either floppy or semi-erect, while their face may have a strong jawline typical of Pit Bulls. Overall, this crossbreed is likely to be athletic, agile, and visually striking.
Black and Tan Coonhounds originated from America.
You need something black, not tan, and it can also be a person.
Yes, a white and tan pit bull, Named Spanky
Guinness over Bass
A black and tan is any of various breeds of dog with back and tan colouring, or a bar or nightclub in the United States which would have included black entertainers.