I wouldnt say he was responsible that would be unfair....but folk like him was the root cause of the dda....people who churn out litter after litter of dogs to sell to anybody with the correct money......oh but he put on athletic dog shows so that makes him " a good ol boy "
Fair do,s the man bred some exceptional animals.....but then the law of averages says anyone producing that amount of pups is going to produce some good ones.....
I liked old Ed he was a nice fella....but it dont make what he did right......nor the others who did the same and paved the way for the pakies and general id