To instinctively protect my child

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I was in the children's enclosure a couple of weeks ago with my wife, 9mo dd along with 4 nephews and nieces having a family play day out. A number of the children (including my nephews and nieces) were playing with a dog that one of the other parents had brought in.

My wife and I were distracted for a moment talking about her end of mat leave and dd wanders over to the other children. The next moment my wife screams and I hear dd crying and trying to run/waddle back towards us as fast as her little legs can carry her because the dog was chasing her and nipping at her clothes. I react by jumping up, shouting and chasing the dog out of the enclosure.

The dog owner has now been going around telling everyone that'll listen that her £5000 'harmless' dog needs to see a doggy psychiatrist and her son was traumatised. Apparently she'll be recovering the costs from us in due course.

My niece could walk at 9 months but not play with a dog on her own then outrun it. She just used to toddle/stumble forward in whatever direction she was facing. But I guess some 9 month olds are better at it.

My DS didn't walk till 17 months!

MRsDeVere so could my cousin. However he couldn't wonder off on his own, while both his parents were sat there not run fast enough away from a dog trying to bite it

Everything about this sounds utterly invented.

I know a 9 month old who can walk.

Truth be told I find it a bit creepy to see a small, bald, baby gro wearing baby stalking across the room with purpose.

The creepiest walking baby I've seen was my cousin's teeny tiny daughter who walked at about 9 months but size wise could practically have been newborn. Was really odd! Now she's potty training really early as well (just wanted to copy her big sister) and there are no knickers small enough for her!

I think these walking babies may turn out to be our overlords.

Truth be told I find it a bit creepy to see a small, bald, baby gro wearing baby stalking across the room with purpose.

Squoosh, I think I love you.

Do you think doggy psychiatrists let their patients up on the couch?

He's a louche hipster musician for now. One day he and all the other baby walkers will rise to power. The seagulls will be their second in command.

They were discussing wife's mat leave ending, so guess he did mean 9 mos.

What is a children's enclosure? Is it more fun than it sounds?

My 9 month old could walk. He was cruising around furniture from 7 months.

I wouldn't, however, allowed him to wander off in a park, children's enclosure or not.

Also. If you weren't watching your DD how do you know she didn't poke / pull / annoy the dog?

Irrelevant. Dogs shouldn't be off the lead in an area where there are small children. If you're stupid enough to do that, you accept the risk of small children poking it etc.

Mine cruised round furniture at 6 months then didn't bother walking for about another year. Lazy barsteward.

YANU Dogs, even nice ones, do not belong in children's enclosures.

If it was a children's enclosure, surely there was a notice saying no dogs admitted?

Both my children were late walkers at around 15 month
Apparently I wasn't and was walking at 9 months and running by 11 months, DM even has photographic evidence which you can tell the date by (a public holiday)
Shame I'm fairly slow these days!

Anyone else think we should line up all these walking 9 month olds and race them?
We could bet on it and everything.

DS1 walked ( and sort of ran or toddled fast) at 9 months. It was a bloody nightmare. If I put him down, he'd be off in a straight line as fast as his chubby little legs could manage. He came a cropper with a door once too when I wasn't fast enough to catch him ( but was a bit older by then).