WE ARE EXPERT MECHANICS AND EXPERIENCED RIDERS

Ali is the founder, owner, and driving force behind The Dog’s Hogs. She built the business from the ground up and leads every part of its operation—from its long-term direction and day-to-day decisions to its service standards, customer experience, team, and continued growth.

With over a decade of riding and a personal collection of eight motorcycles, Ali’s connection to bikes is lived. She understands what it means to entrust someone with your machine—and how much clarity, honesty, and care matter throughout that process.

Her approach is also shaped by more than 20 years in communication design and a PhD in interdisciplinary studies, grounded in systems thinking, sociology, and the ability to make complex things make sense. She created the shop’s brand, service model, operational systems, customer communications, website, visual identity, and voice.

The result is a motorcycle shop that is as intentional in how it operates as it is in how it communicates: clear where other shops are vague, and transparent where others hide the process.

The name fits. Ali is dogged in the truest sense: tenacious, exacting, fiercely protective of what she has built, and unwilling to let go of a problem until she finds a way through it. As The Dog, she sets the standards, makes the calls, and determines where the shop goes next.

Current obsession: a naked 2010 Ducati 1198cc Streetfighter S.

Kim serves as Technical Advisor at The Dog’s Hogs, bringing more than 50 years of riding experience and an extensive background in mechanical engineering to particularly complex and unusual technical questions.

Kim served as the shop’s head technician during its formative years, contributing his depth of mechanical experience as Ali built and developed the business. His particular strengths lie in vintage motorcycles, carburetors, aging electrical systems, obscure factory quirks, and mechanical problems that benefit from a long memory.

Before working on motorcycles full-time, Kim worked in aerospace with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Transport Canada as a turbine specialist. He also holds a PhD in mechanical engineering. That background continues to inform his methodical approach: understand the machine fully, complete the work properly, and never rely on shortcuts.

Having stepped away from the shop’s day-to-day repair schedule, Kim is now consulted selectively when a project benefits from his particular experience. His knowledge remains a valued technical resource.

Current ride: a 1998 Harley-Davidson 1340 Fat Boy—the model made famous by Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Mr. G is the quiet backbone of the shop—the kind of mechanic who doesn’t need to say much because the work does it for him.

With over 40 years in the trade, forged in heavy-duty environments where failure isn’t an option, he brings a level of discipline and scrutiny that borders on unforgiving. Bolts get torqued properly. Systems get checked twice. Nothing leaves his hands unless it’s right.

He keeps a low profile, but make no mistake—his standards set the tone. There’s no flash, no shortcuts, no “good enough.” Just solid, dependable work done the way it should be.

If a bike leaves The Dog’s Hogs feeling tight, dialled, and trustworthy, there’s a good chance Mr. G had eyes on it.

Current ride: a 2013 Harley-Davidson 103 Ultra Classic.

Mallard is the blade in the shop—the new edge.

Originally trained as a head chef, he brings a level of precision, timing, and discipline that translates seamlessly to the floor. Every movement is intentional. Every detail matters. And like any good chef, he knows that consistency isn’t luck—it’s practice.

What sets him apart is instinct. Mallard approaches bikes with a kind of mechanical intuition that feels older than his years—equal parts curiosity, creativity, and a refusal to leave things half-understood. He doesn’t just follow the process—he learns it, questions it, and sharpens it.

He’s the one absorbing everything, moving quickly, and quietly raising the bar.

Current ride: a 2000 Honda VT750.