Jaland

The Jaland is a new breed so you have to look at the histories of the parent breeds to determine their history. The Japanese Chin has been around for over 1,500 years and was known as the Japanese Spaniel to begin with. They are believed to have been bred around 520 A.D. in Japan and were presented to the Emperor of Japan as a gift. Others believe the dog was given to the Japanese Emperor by the Chinese Emperor in 1000 A.D. Another story claims that the Japanese Chin migrated from Korea to Japan sometime around 500 A.D. and was bred from the Pug and the Pekingese. Either way, the Japanese Chin became very popular with royalty, were considered higher beings, and were kept as companion pets. The breed was officially accepted into the American Kennel Club in 1888 and are now the 108^th most popular dog breed in the United States. The West Highland White Terrier originated in Scotland in the 1800s from the Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Skye Terrier, and Scottish Terrier. They were originally used to hunt rats, mice, badgers, otters, and even foxes. The breed was originally bred in many colors but after Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch mistook his dog for a fox and accidentally shot him during a hunt, the Colonel decided to breed them only in the white color. In 1908, the West Highland White Terrier breed was officially accepted into the American Kennel Club where they are now the 41^st most popular breed of dog.