A Sweet Dog, a Bike, and Thirteen Years of Adventure

A Sweet Dog, a Bike, and Thirteen Years of Adventure

Some decisions you make quickly and spend years being glad about. For Vladimir, ordering a BuddyRider® after watching it pitched on Dragon's Den was one of them. While the dragons weighed their options, he'd already made up his mind.

His order went in that same day. Over a decade later, he calls it one of the best calls he's ever made.

Sasha, his Bichon Frise, was only eight weeks old when the seat arrived. Vladimir wasn't sure what to expect — would she be nervous? Unsure? She wasn't. She settled in like she'd always belonged there, a tiny dog completely at ease with the open road ahead of her.

Their first ride took them along Toronto's Lakeshore. The photos from that day say everything. Sasha was impossibly small. The world stretched out in every direction.

Thirteen years on, not much has changed.

Sasha is a senior dog now, but cycling season still brings out something in her that nothing else quite does. Each spring, the moment Vladimir wheels his bike out and reaches for the carrier, she's already there. Recently, she nearly threw herself onto the seat before he'd finished attaching it.

That kind of enthusiasm is hard to ignore — and it got Vladimir thinking about the company behind the seat that started it all. He was glad to find that BuddyRider® had not only weathered the early skepticism of those Dragon's Den days, but had kept going and growing.

More than a bike seat

What Vladimir hadn't expected when he first clicked "order" was how much the seat would become part of his life with Sasha. Parks, waterfront paths, wooded trails — she's been along for all of it. Never the dog left behind. Always part of the plan.

The whole thing traces back to Colin and his dog Jack, and a bond that showed the world that dogs and bikes could work together — safely, joyfully, naturally. That original idea has held up better than anyone might have guessed.

For Vladimir, BuddyRider® isn't something he measures in kilometers or seasons. It's the tail wags when Sasha spots the carrier. The shared miles. The kind of memories that don't really fade.

She's older now. So is he. But something about those rides still feels exactly the same.

Stories like theirs are at the heart of why BuddyRider® exists — not as a piece of gear, but as a small part of the everyday moments that make life with a dog so good.

Vladimir and Sasha, thank you for thirteen years of rides, memories, and tail wags. Knowing BuddyRider® has been woven into your story means a great deal — and we hope there are plenty more adventures still ahead.