er... wrote my post before I saw yours Les so my final sentence there wasn't intended as an answer to your post as such...

... but my sentiment does remain the same - saddened as I am by the incident that happened at Shrewsbury this year I would still, as a punter, who is sometimes there with small children so most of my 'keeping kids seperate' comments were facetiousness (is that a word?), prefer that people were still allowed to bring dogs to the festival. That said, I would be happy if the controls on them were more stringent (i.e. short leads at all times, certain areas where they are not allowed to go, owners and dogs asked to leave if any sign of irresponsible owner behaviour...). That is where I'd be happy to sit on the gamble/draconian sliding scale.