I forgot to post this before, but Sunday night as we were getting ready to head in, I took our dog Kuma for a quick walk since we didn't know when we would be back home. As we were heading back home, he lunged at a squirrel or cat...and his leash broke. I examined it later and discovered that the little metal clip just snapped. He went racing down the street, with me in hot pursuit. I finally caught him after half a block or so, and marched him back with a firm grip on his harness. Not directly baby-related, but I just wanted to share.