Sounds fine by me.

After recent experience of having a large dog run at full speed towards my baby in the pram nearly knocking it over and the owner effing and blinding at me when I said something, combined with the fact that the Horniman Triangle playground is knee deep in dog poo, I think this type of order is a long time coming.

I recently visited a local childminder who had a large dog within jumping distance of the childrens play area. They were so adamant that ' their' dog loved children and presented no risk. Like heck. Needless to say we didn't place our child there.
I do think some owners attribute human reasoning characteristics to dogs and become blind to the fact that these are in fact still animals with unpredictable behaviour patterns. They cannot be entirely controlled and should not be around children full stop.

The recent experience in Mitcham was frightening to hear. A pit bull cross escaped from its owners garden and went berserk attacking a young child including dragging it along for some distance. If the child had been smaller it would surely have been killed. Its a miracle that the baby in question escaped with such minor injuries after its ordeal.

Apart from the local authority actions described, we need more national legislative protection against certain breeds.