About Us

Emma Bear Designs is a small company based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They are a company dedicated to enriching the lives of pets and their owners. The owners are a husband and wife team who have two children and three pets; a 6-year-old Rottweiler named Emma, a 4-year-old Chocolate Labrador named Neko, and a tabby cat named Tigger.

Alison (President) has been a pet owner her whole life and Heinrich (Vice-President), since his teenage years. Between the two of them they have raised and had experience with a number of different breeds. They have gone on many road trips with their dogs and have tried out different methods for providing canine comfort while still protecting their car’s interior. As their family grew, they realized the importance of coming up with a product that would be adaptable to whatever type of vehicle they happened to have while still maintaining the comfort of all members of their family, whether they had two legs or four! The Doggie Duffle™ was conceived 8 years ago for a German Shepherd in the family. He used it for regular car rides and it lasted for his entire life and is still being used by other dogs in the family.

Their goal when developing the Doggie Duffle™ was to develop a product that would stand up to the abuse that their dogs deliver. It is meant to provide comfort for the dogs when traveling in the car by extending their sitting area over the foot well and by giving them a padded cushion to sit on. The Doggie Duffle™ also provides a barrier between a dog in the back seat and the driver and passenger in the front seat. It is not intended to restrain the dog in any way and it is recommended that a pet seatbelt be used with this product. Not only can it cover the whole back seat of a vehicle but it can also be halved so that a passenger can share the backseat with a dog. It can also be adapted to fit the cargo space of an SUV. Constructed with Cordura® 700, locking zippers and adjustable clips, it has been designed to fit most makes and models of vehicles and is suitable for even the smallest and largest of dogs.

For further technical information on this wonderful, pet friendly product click here.

Coming soon…additional pet products that have passed the Emma and Neko test. Stay tuned.