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All Dogs Unleashed

Personal Services - Pet CareFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$681K – $1.1M
88th pct Pet Care
Avg revenue
62nd pct Pet Care
Royalty
7.0%
43rd pct Pet Care
Units
18
50th pct Pet Care
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $681K – $1.1M including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
ADU Franchise limited liability company
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
2401 Luna Road, Carrollton, Texas 75006
Auditor
A+G LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$411K
vs $416K prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one ALL DOGS UNLEASHED unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $681K–$1.1M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $120K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

12%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$1.0M
Payback
102 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

All Dogs Unleashed operates dog daycare, boarding, and grooming facilities where franchisees manage daily pet care operations including staff hiring/training, facility maintenance, customer acquisition, and service delivery. Franchisees handle administrative tasks, compliance with animal welfare regulations, and generate revenue through recurring daycare subscriptions and ancillary pet services.

CEO
Brian Claeys
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
11

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$681K – $1.1M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$120K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
7.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
18
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
5.6%
Company-owned
4
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
78%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-12.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+16.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
14-1
Franchised units
2024
16
Franchised units
2025
12
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 12 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 12 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
2
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

All Dogs Unleashed presents elevated risk due to shrinking franchisee base, regulatory violations, opaque financial performance, and high capital requirements relative to system viability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDUnit count declined 12.5% YoY (18 units) indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents assessment of actual profitability and ROI on $680k–$1.1M investment
  3. 03MINORRegulatory compliance violation in October 2022 (Minnesota Consent Order) demonstrates franchisor governance lapses and willingness to operate outside legal boundaries
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($60k franchise fee + $680k–$1.1M total) combined with declining unit count suggests poor unit economics or market demand weakness
  5. 05MINOR10-year term lock-in with 7% royalty creates long-term financial commitment in a contracting system with unproven earnings

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius and Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
62 hrs
On-the-job training
74 hrs

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

24 numbers

Locked
(402) 332-••••
NE
(615) 584-••••
TN
(720) 628-••••
CO

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

ALL DOGS UNLEASHED · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above