"thanks for dismissing my post as a red herring, Les. I was actually trying to make a serious point. "

Sorry this is post 223. I can't see how I have dismissed you point specifically.

I have read all the post as they have appeared and people are just making the same points over and over again. A number of us have tried to sum up what has been said, but later posters - on both sides - ignore this process.

I have never been bothered by a dog at a festival but I have only been to a couple of dozen in my life. I have been bothered by dogs with and without owners close by hundreds and hundreds of times and been biten, jumped and chased a bit and trud in more dog shit than I can count.

Remember this?

"I wonder if I could ask for your help? A child was bitten by a dog at SFF and needed seven stitches. If anyone has any views on dogs at festivals would you be so good as to post on here or the festival blog - over the coming weeks we are going to decided if we should ban them or not. Many thanks for your help."

It was the first post.

As far as I can see all that could be said has been said. I trust nobody else will post unless they have read the 223 others and either have something original to say or as is happening now something funny!

Cheers

L in C