Willy Dog
Reviews and Complaints

Mery christmass and enjoy your parties but beware of scam dec 25 - 19

Why niki hodgskiss, claire bouvier who's web sites introduces them as (helping young female self entrepreneur seekers to discover their awsome) have been proud of fallowing (master con-artist will r hodgskiss) dishonest business directory.. You too may ask?
Who's willy?…
William r hodgskiss as (franchise willy dog hot dog business owner) who's website claims that he currently owns (willy dog hot dog cart manufacturer)
Took advantage of my weakness in reading, writing, speaking english and my need to get myself employed to sale me his 10 + 10 years option to renew franchise willy dog hot dog business that used to be in front of canadian tire store located at 839 yonge st. Toronto.
Lease agreement of willy dog had been discovered to be based on monthly rent payment 3 years later when the same canadian tire storeowner mr. Mann decided to renovate his store, which gave the chance to my helper mr. Ali saritas to take over my hot dog business with out paying me a dime using the old fashion method of back stabbing & bribery.
Calling crooked will hodgskiss by phone not only resulted to hear him (barking like a undisclosed dog blaming me of losing his hot dog spot but also
Acted as a redneck by saying "you start looking as I do the same" in respond to my reminder (according to franchise willy dog contract in 17 pages you should help me to set up my hot dog business elsewhere).
I received a phone call from low life will hodgskiss telling me that (he was driving half way to kingston (with my hot dog cart hooked up to back of his car) meaning his utmost help was (to take & run with intention to get away from being prosecuted by canada official authorities for fooling me to sign up his 10 + 10 years option to renew franchise hot dog business while his lease agreement had been signed between him and canadian tire store responsible based on monthly rent payment.
Will hudgskiss june 09 - 10 e-mail sent directly to my attention (threatened to use his utmost devil minded power) to make my life miserable (hadn't I stop sending him e-mail asking to cover the expenses that his dishonesty had me to lose my hot dog business).
According to toronto located police expert office (the man who called my home phone number introducing himself as kingston police officer with no badge number with intention to warn me not to send any e-mails to willy dog office) had just been a retired kingston police officer or as I considered it (a paid friend of rip-off will hodgskiss).
A copy of hodgskiss e-mail in respond to bbb indicated that (I rented some hot dog equipment from him or his company and had failed to pay off his equipment rent) meant (he purposely avoided to tel bbb that I had a 10 years willy dog hot dog business contract and to deposited $270 in his bank account every month. Hence full of empty willy dog ceo (must have used the same lies to fool kingston police to have me arrested & locked up for 10 days just to make sure that I shot up).
Bbb's attempt to bring con man hodgskiss to negotiating table (fallowing my second complain dated july 14-10) resulted to receive bbb's e-mail to indicate that it's office had decided (in closing my complain against willy dog on
Aug 13 - 10) because the scared to death will hodgskiss had finally managed to find one or more of kingston police to back him up in have me locked up.
Will hodgskiss interrupted mine and the lady walking along side with me right in the middle of kingston criminal court simply (his false accusation against me was tossed out of court by the crown). Silly willy's act of (pretending to ask me (if he could talk to me for a minute with his finger pointed in my face) had not last long and continued walking out of court (silent like a lam with his head down looking at his wet pans) as soon as he realized (the young lady beside me who looked straight in to his eyes and told him "my client is not allowed to talk to you" happened to be my young smart female lawyer. Etc etc etc..
So if you as a reader of this awareness also wondering why niki hodgskiss and claire bouvier (by warned me not to send them this very helpful awareness that could help them not to be robed by will hodgskiss) is because (the retarded looking niki in willy dog utube ad is daughter of will hodgskiss who along with her partner clair bouvier must have enjoyed making money fallowing her dad's foot step.

Sorry but copies of proves will be send to whom I consider not an agent of will hodgskiss..

By reading & hearing the news about some parents who's (ugly inner face if not mental sickness) had already ruined the life of their kids I sent 4 e-mails to Niki whom I found on face book and knew that she is the daughter of my ex dishonest franchise wily dog hot dog business owner named William R Hodgskiss (with intention to found out whether she knew that her father has been a Crooked business man) since I was introduced to him by Saeid Sharafnik to do business with on or about Feb 00.

Who is her dad?
In case if you have missed to read about this dishonest business man then...
Mr. will or William R Hodgskiss took advantage of my poor education particularly in reading, writing, speaking English as well as my desperate need to get myself employed and had me to sign his 10 + 10 years option to renew franchise wily dog hot dog business contract on Feb 00 (with out letting me know) that his lease agreement with Canadian tire store located at 839 Yonge St. (where i had been assigned to sale hot dogs was signed based on monthly rent payment) and that was the main reason that I had lost my hot dog businesses in less than 3 years out 10 years franchise wily dog contract. My attempt to convince Mr. Hodgskiss to help me either to get my hot dog business back at the same address or set it up somewhere else not only had resulted to hear him 1) barking like a mad dog on or off the phone, 2) stole or towed away my wily dog hot dog cart on Nov 03 with intention (to avoid being prosecuted by authorities) but he also 3) misused my not threatening e-mails that I had sent to his attention asking o cover the expenses that his dishonesty made me to lose my source of income) to convince Kingston police to lock me up for more than a week.

Niki's rude, intimidating e-mail respond "Javad if you write me one more time I will report you to the Kingston police. Got it?" (not only reminded me of her dad's June 2010 pasted below e-mail respond) but her impoliteness of even (warning to report me to the same Kingston police that her dad did it in summer of 2010).
Deleting my message that I had post it on her web site to inform her Co. workers about (what I believed that had made Niki to fallow every word that her daddy told her) which was because (Mr. Hodgskiss dad not tell the truth about his business relations with at least the ones that I know about and I intend to mention them in this report) to even Niki whom appears to be his eldest kid. so here are a few examples...
A) Mr. Hodgskiss false accusation against me had been tossed out of Kingston criminal court on Feb 22 - 12. B) His persistence to convince the crown to keep me in jail for much longer time by crying that (my none threatening e-mails had made him to lose a great deal of business) shamefully had been rejected by the crown. C) Mr. Hodgskiss red neck attitude of (blocking my way on his way walking out of court) on the same date and right in the middle of the Kingston court lobby while his finger pointed in my face (apparently with no idea that the young lady who had accompanied me towards the same court room where Mr. Hodgskiss was kicked out of it just minutes before) had been my female criminal lawyer (who's straight looking in to his eyes and telling him "my client is not allowed to talk to you" scared the hell out of him enough that the fake business man continued walking out of court with out making a sound).

Is Mr. Hodgkiss really a tough guy?
A) Mr. Saeid Sharafnik is the man who had introduced me to Mr. Hodgskiss on Feb 00. Mr. Sharafnik who claimed that (he had sold lot's of hot dogs for Mr. Hodgskiss in and out of Kingston city ) had already bought franchise wily dog hot dog business (perhaps a year before Feb 00)that used to be in front of Canadian tire store in Aliston ON where he had to drive his car for perhaps 2 hours every weekend to get there (in order to try the hot dog sales potential there) before he could decide whether (to leave his on going hot dog business in partnership with Mr. Afshin that used to be on South Est corner of Bay and Bloor ST. in Toronto.
Mr. Hodgskiss wily dog terms that urged (the buyer to pay wily dogs monthly royalty, purchase wily dog product regardless (whether the buyer had a sufficient hot dog sales or not) but
(Mr. Sharafnik refused to return wily dog hot dog cart and disagreed to stop using wily dog trade mark (as shown in the picture above) wily dog hot dog cart) even years later when (he had his new hot dog business right in front of Toronto city hall till just a few months before the end of the year 2017). Why? Because the less than 5 foot tall, not masculine Mr. Sharafnik (made that 6 foot tall masculine Mr. Hodgskiss to realize that (he had a tong that could urge a Judge to resign).

Jim Bontaine (was sent by Mr. Hodgskiss to train me how to set up, prepare, and sale hot dogs in front of Canadian tire store located at 839 Yonge St. Toronto on Feb 15 - 00) and I had never saw the man any more until I found him on internet but surprisingly (as another wily dog hot dog business owner) who some how fancied (to re-name it in to McMaster wily dog) and that was a signal that (Mr. Hodgskiss dishonesty must have also urged Mr. Bontaine also (like Mr. Sharafnik) and as shown in the picture ) not only has been using wily dog hot dog cart with no wily dog Toll free phone No on it, did not agree NOT to use wily dog name and trade mark.

Further more Mr. Hodgskiss daughter Niki who's on line profile introduces her as achiever of [3) Co-Owner of the Loft Girls. 4) Mobile Fashion Boutique specializing in curated, vintage clothing and locally made items. 5) The Loft Girls pops up at art shows and music festivals as well as host private events. 6) the Intern of Nella Bella. 7) Independent Vendor Willy Dog Ltd. 8) Business owner & operator, experience in managing and running own company. 9) Worked independently in sales. 10) orders, tracking expenses and advertisement. 11) Education Enforex Language School Spanish Certification Volunteer Experience & Causes Volunteer. 12) Operation Groundswell / Niki cares about: Arts and Culture Economic Empowerment Environment Health Human Rights. 13) More presentations by Niki Hodgskiss The Life of Frida Kahlo. 14) particularly as holder of York University degree in marketing and professional writing].
1) astonishingly took her ONE FULL YEAR to answer my simple face book question "did you know that your dad has been a dishonest business man since I had been introduced to him on or about Feb 00?"
2) As an important person of her company her Dec 17 e-mail respond on face book "Javad if you write me one more time I will report you to the Kingston police" was rude, intimidating instead of seeing it a decent respond one like this "I am sorry to hear that you have lost your wily dog hot dog business but your issues with my dad has nothing to do with me so please leave me out of it)? And that had already made me to strongly believe that...
A) over 20 years old Niki's brain is entirely under her dad's influence).
B) Mr. Hodgskiss had purposely selected his skinny, pale and retarded looking daughter to set up THE CLAIRE CLOSET or THE LOFT GIRL etc with intention (to attract those desperate to become financially Independence young girls if not young boys) and rip-off exactly the same way that (he had ripped me and a few others since i had met him on Feb 00.

Till further notice please keep your eyes and ears wide open in dealing with these father and daughter because if only Mr. Hodgskiss had a habit of barking, threatening, reporting his unhappy clients like me Magee and a few others simply since (we don't disrespect or believe in violence) Now Niki got herself use to it. Thank you for taking your time to read this report.

I purchased this cart January 2015. Since it arrived late, damaged and failed inspections here in BC due to cheap non CSA approved parts. It has been a very stressful ordeal communicating and getting Will Hodgkiss to back up his product and in my opinion is a liar and thief! Since having my cart the propane water heater it came with was not CSA approved and had to be replaced with a cheap electric one which has since failed. The tires and axel was made too small for highway use and tires were made in China at a cost of $10.00 each and blew on the highway almost getting me wiped out by a semi truck behind me. Since have been replaced with heavy duty 6 ply rather than 2 ply and still too small cannot modify due to axel frame. Fridge placed on cart also not approved for mobile use (Magic Chef) this is made for in home use only and cannot be used with extensions. Since has also failed to keep my foods cold. Steamer for meats is in fact not a steamer at all but a soup warmer and not suitable for heating meats to proper temperatures. Since has failed and now using electric roaster pan to heat my hot dogs. Bad plumbing job flawed sinks and have also all been replaced at a high cost to me. Bad wiring on rear tail lights and right light shorts out and has to be replaced. The propane compartment was not approved and failed the gas authority due to no ventilations. Frame and including sun protectors have also been replaced due to the weights and poor welding job and were not approved by fire inspector as they had to be tied on by inspectors to get me to my home to be taken off proven to be very unsafe for mobile use. Frame and upholstery was replace at another cost to me. There are many more flaws to mention and still paying out of pocket for to make this more user friendly. These fabricators at Willy Dog do not know what they are doing and will use to cheapest materials they can get over the border for there shotty constructions. I was taken advantage of and hope that someone will join in to take this operator to court and have him own up to his dishonesty towards all those who he has ripped off!

Are they afraid of being fired too?
Are the respectful staff at Complain ; and also at Canadian tire head office located at (Yong & Eglinton) who's e-mails are pasted below) disregarding my complain against magnificent Mr. K.W. Mann (the dealer of Can-tire store located at 839 Yong St. who has NOT yet even tried to find out which one of his Can-tire ex-store managers Mr. Chris Curry or Mr. Brian) forgot to pay my $500 gas purchase discount since Oct 02) because them too are afraid of being fired?

From: Javad Khatiri
To: BCCOcantire ; nancy Champagne ; O - Complain ; Denis - Dube ; J - Elson ; Mcanexecutive ; kwiwchar forzani ; Lisa - Gibson ; lamancha - gold ; Mr. Robin Iy ; CanT

Hi Will and Toni, it's Chris from Spain,

Wanted to give you guy's an update on how things are going, we are taking it easy and didn’t start business last summer with the Willy Dog Cart so that we have more time to work on the image and find the best location, we will most likely open for Easter 2011, i got someone to design a logo for the business witch i called Mr. Hot Dog (not very original name i guess!) we started a Website www.mrhotdog.es and are working on getting all beef hot dog's to get the real American taste.

I think it’s important to have a good image, because on the long run if the first location works, we will definitely open more locations.

I do have to say everyone who has seen the Willy Dog Cart love's it and have never seen something like it.

Once we have the exact location i will let you know in case you ever drop by in Spain, any of you get a free Hot Dog (drink NOT included, got to make a $! lol)

Best wishes and Happy Holiday's, Feliz Navidad,

Chris

Dear Mr Hodgskiss.
You were recommended to me by your staff as well as some friends of mine in the hot dog business. I was told that if anyone can help me Will can. I am a hot dog vender, in Colorado I suffer from Narcolepsy, and selling hot dogs is all I can do for a living. Narcolepsy puts me in a situation that even my friends cant afford to insure me in the work place. My first cart was a Little Willy, this was the smaller version of the Willy Dog you now make.(By the way that was the greatest selling tool I have ever had, and the biggest mistake I ever made was selling it.) My hot dog business went very well and I did great for a town of 2500 people. I became very ill last year and was forced to sell all my equipment to pay the bills and now I want to go back to work but, I have no equipment to work. I have 3 locations that I can work out of, and I have 3 commissaries, and I still have my health license. I even have hot dogs that were donated by a distributor to help me get started again.

I will get to the point, I am not going to lie to you here, as I am writing to you out of desperation as I have tried everything I can think of to get a hot dog cart. Since I have not been able to work in over a year, money is very tight as in almost none, I have got down to trying to sell anything I have of value so I can buy a cart and get back to making money, and I don't know any way of not making this sound like begging, and I want to apologize up front, because this is not how I ever wanted to let my life get down to. So here is my question. Do you have anyway that I can get a hold of a hot dog cart? Is there any finance company out there that is workable as I was and still am struggling to pay bills?
Do have any suggestions or ideas of anykind? I guess this is all I have to say at this point and I know your busy, so I want to Thank You for your taking the time to read this. I Thank You for any help you can offer. Take Care Florence Co.

Hi! I purchased a cart from you in 2004. I am still doing business in downtown Memphis on Main Street, I named my business "The Main Dog!" I just wanted to let you know that people are so happy to see a hot dog cart in Memphis, and especially one so cute and eye catching. This has provided me with the part time work I was looking for as a stay at home mom. Thanks for a great product! Suzanne

My Complain against William R Hodgskiss (the dishonest owner of Willy dog) made Will or Willy to respond that he filled a claim against me at Kingston (where he has his office / work shop reside)
police station that (i continusly harrased & threatend) him! Soon after a man who called me at home two times and interoduced himself as Kingston police officer who (warrned me what was going to happen to me) if i don't stop sending e-mails to Willy asking him to pay me for the damages that Wlly's bogus (10 years franchise agreement plus another 10 years option to renew) dated Feb 00 caused me (because i was kicked out of my hot dog business almost end of the third year on Oct 02 ) just because Willy's lease agreement with Canadian tire store located at 839 Yong St. was based on monthly bases and that son of a milk man charged me $270 every month but never told me about it!
My request for asking the caller (to identify himself by e-mail rather than on the phone) was denied and i am still waiting for a respond from the authority to investigate (if the caller was a true police officer and not Willy's paid friend etc)?
Ps. Sorry but the prove will be sent to (only the ones that 4 of us approve it) and...
As i mentioned it in the latest e-mail that i have sent to Willy (fallow bell Canada's smartness) and come clean Willy and finalize our financial argument otherwise you'll see yourself sorrunded by us in the court of law! Thanks for taking your time to read this notice and please contact me by [protected]@yahoo.ca

Hi dear...dishonest Willy Hodsgkiss took advantage of my need (to get myself employed) and signed a franchise hot dog business agreement with me for (10 years plus another 10 years option to reniew) while took me some time to find out that (his rental agreement with Canadian tire store where i was suppose to sell hot dogs) was bases on mounthly payment and that's how...
As his picture shows even his smill is a fake one...To know why you shouldn't trust Willy please contact [protected]@talks.ca! Tank you and beware of being hooked by WILLY DOG

I have found both Deb and Willie to be very helpful. Some idiot took a propane knob off the cart, couldn't find a suitable replacement...and they sent me more than I asked for via next day. Same with a hub cap like cover for one of the wheels that popped off, they just sent a replacement when I just asked where I could get one. I consider them both friends and advisors. I can't say enough good about them!

I'm not THE expert and not making millions, San Angelo, TX., is a small place (about 100, 000 people) without a lot of foot traffic. But, I now have two employees (young college girls) plus my wife and kids helping. I am getting ready to expand this year...maybe with a stand and probably another cart (I think the carts will make more than a fixed location, just because I can take the cart to where the people are...). If any of two deals I am working on, work out...wow, we are talking about a lot of money and this year should be FANTASTIC!

Though I drive the hell out of my cart from here to a couple of small towns where I sell, it's still kicking (a hummer cart). People love it's look, it's self standing (needs nothing, takes up little room)...and the health department never finds anything wrong (it's all stainless and simple to run). Just keep it clean.

I have replaced the pump with a more powerful version, and now...because I had a blow-out and popped some rivets...am working on enhancing the framing under the box to the trailer, but that's it. Listen to Deborah if she's your sales person, she knows what she's talking about with keeping the speed down to about 55MPH. Also, she knows, if you talk with her about issues (like trying machine screws to replace the rivets...I tried, she said it might make bigger holes in the frame...it did, she knows what she's talking about!).

I have found both Deb and Willie to be very helpful. Some idiot took a propane knob off the cart, couldn't find a suitable replacement...and they sent me more than I asked for via next day. Same with a hub cap like cover for one of the wheels that popped off, they just sent a replacement when I just asked where I could get one. I consider them both friends and advisors. I can't say enough good about them!

i am just thinking ahead for summer of next year. i might be intrested in you guys making one for me in that size. The cart i purchased from you guys is great, i like everything about it. I was wondering if you guys do custom jobs; now that i know you do i will let you guys know. I drove all the way to your NY office from Pa to purchase the one i have now. I will contact you in the future regarding a new cart. Your staff there is wonderful and very curteous.

thank you and take care.

Joaquin

Will,

I just got off the phone with you. I wanted you to have my e-mail address, so I decided to send you this brief note. Again, THANK YOU for getting me into this business. Things are going great. I'm doing about $600 - $700 a day during the week, and around $1000 a day on the weekends. Good stuff. As you remember, I had kind of gone under in the real estate finance business. You saved me, Will. Thanks again.

My phone number is 315-XXX-XXXX. Use me as a reference if you would like to. The cart is GREAT. I modified the Hummer a bit, and mounted two 40-pound tanks on the front of it. I had the work done by a welder here in Syracuse. I'll e-mail you some digital pictures. It really is a great cart.

Again Will, Thanks for a great product, and thanks for everything you did for me. If someone told me ten-years ago I would be selling hot dogs and sausages for a living, I would have told them they were nuts, but I couldn't be happier doing this for a living. AND... I'm making great money. But more importantly, it's a LOT of fun too. I have a radio playing at the cart all day, Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley...today I was actually dancing with a customer who pulled up to get a few sausage sandwiches! Must have been quite a sight!

Thanks again Will,

Chuck S
CEO, and "Top Dog"
"Chuckie Dog"
Syracuse, NY

Hi Will,

I was just doing up my year end books here and was trying to locate your tax number on my receipt.
If you wouldn't mind forwarding that to me - that would be great.

We had a good first summer with our new cart. Still working out a few kinks and getting my son used
to running it on his own. We had some great events, and next summer when he can drive, it will be
even better.

I'm forwarding a picture for you.

Thanks,

Joanne