I reviewed these pants about 3yrs ago. I wore that pair to death. I have a small dog and these pants are great. I let him jump in my lap, I carry his odds and ends in the zipper pocket and my phone in the phone pocket. The pants leave my hands free to hold his leash and give him a good walk. Bruiser weighs about ten pounds, but still is a hand full.
I also like these pants when I vacation. You can put your passport and money in the zipper pocket and have your hands free to take pictures, hold your SOs hand or whatever. The sizing is hard because I am a size eight, but eight regular are too short and eight long are too long. I buy the long and alter the pants. I have to do this with some other brands too. All in all I love these pants and will keep buying them as long as they make them!