Where are Wheaten Terriers from?

Wheaten Terriers (or their official name: Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers) are from Ireland. In 1868, Ireland passed a law forbidding any non-wealthy landowners from owning a “hound, beagle, greyhound, or land spaniel.” As a result, Irish peasants and farmers cultivated a long-legged dog that helped them guard their property, herd farm animals, and hunt.