Steve,

I think all those criteria perfectly reasonable and also attainable, and I know plenty of people who do achieve that with their dogs. They and their dogs are, for me, a pleasure to be around.

I do agree that plenty don't manage to achieve all of those things, even though they should. But I don't think a blanket ban on all dogs is the best way to deal with the situation. It's too easy to whack a ban in place every time something happens that some people don't like, and where does it stop?