Have you ever been astonished at how good some pets are with kids?

Just had one of those moments with Maverick. Him and Volos tolerate kids really well in general but my little niece just came stomping through and stepped right on his tail. He didn't hiss, scratch or bite, just hastily moved away and then laid back down. When I [i]leaned[/i] on his tail in the past he gave me a fairly firm bite(nowhere near hard enough to break skin, just a pinch) to let me know he was there. I was thinking he might swipe her but he seemed to care precious little, lol.