Tim,

it works like that with humans - it does not work like that with dogs and their irresponsible owners. The dog that bit my daughter was on a lead and sitting quietly. She was playing with some friends not especially near the dog. She was four.

There are dog-owners who have posted on here who do not take their dogs to festivals.

There are festivals that ban dogs.

I really don't see why segregation of a dog from non-dog-owners AT A CLOSED FESTIVAL is such a big issue with dog owners. They are used to restrictions where their dogs cannot go - this would just be another one.

To Lizzie

You don't know whether humans are going to harm a child Lizzie. But we do know place restrictions on people who work with them. And I don't know about you but I warned my kids about contact with adults. (I also warned them about contact with dogs - but it didn't do any good - see above).

You don't know a dog will not harm a child - so all I want to do is place restrictions on them. Similar to the ones that stop (for example) people taking dogs into hospitals.