My daughter saw this and exclaimed, PUPPY!  She loves it, and was happy to wear it.  I was one of those judgey people who was disgusted by parents who use baby leashes, just hold your kids hand!  That was until I had a 15 month old who went from toddling about to full on sprinting at 13 months. My kid likes to play with and touch everything and I think that's great,but when we're out she doesn't want to hold mommys hand, so this works for us.  I can browse in stores and she can exert her independence and browse on her own a few feet away, plus it's cute, comfortable and she loves it.