HumansintroducedancienthuntingdogstoTaiwan 10,000 to 20,000 yearsagowhentheislandofTaiwanwasstillattachedtomainlandChina.
1万年から2万年前、台湾がまだ中国大陸にくっついていた頃、人類は古代の狩猟犬を台湾に持ち込んだ。
Asthesealevelsrose, andTaiwanbecameanisland, thedogswerecutofffromthemainlandandevolvedinto a breedperfectlyadaptedtohuntingtheharshterrainofofancientTaiwan.
Inthelate 70s, Dr. SungYung-YirealizedtheFormosanbreedwasontheedgeofextinction, andorganized a campaigntogodeepintotheTaiwanmountainstoseeiftherewereanypurebloodFormosansleft.
Butwhenheapproachedthegovernmentwith a requesttobreedandprotecttheFormosanMountainDog, hewasmetwithanunsympatheticcultureinTaiwanthatwasn't interestedinthisincrediblebreedthatevolvedontheirisland.
Butinsteadofattackingtheanimal, theFormosanswouldusetheiragilityandspeedtorunin, take a fastbiteoftheanimal, thenquicklyjumpawaybeforetheycouldbeinjured.