Nanaimo Daily News:
Colin Catton gently reassures his five-year-old dog Jack as he places him in the seat attached to his bike handlebars.
Jack barks nervously for the first minute but as soon as the straps are clicked in to place, he starts wagging his tail.
The seat, called the “BuddyRider,” is a bike seat built for dogs, allowing them to come along on family rides.
The seat, which sells online at $129, can fit dogs weighing up to 30 pounds.
Catton, who works as the Errington fire chief, came up with the idea after their children left home and he and his wife purchased a dog.
“He’d rather make something than go out and buy it,” said Diane Catton, his wife and collaborator on the invention.
Avid cyclists, they wanted a way to bring their dog along and not leave him home alone to run wild.