I'm not a dog owner - and definitely not a dog fan.

In my opinion dogs shouldn't be banned (certainly not because of one unfortunate incident) but the owners should most definitely be made to be absolutely responsible for their doggies; they shouldn't impinge on anyone's enjoyment in any way. This means dogs being kept on leads and under control at all times, absolutely no doggie deposits anywhere, and no doggie noises in concerts - which probably means no dogs in concerts (apart from Guide Dogs of course).

At the end of the day festival goers don't want their festival ruined by dog noise / mess etc, and they most certainly don't want to be worried by out of control dogs - nor do they want to see a doggie in distress because of a thoughtless and irresponsible owner.

Doggies may like folk music too!

JJ