Canine Dimensions
Formerly known as Dimensions Collaborative School
Bottom line
- Total investment $73K – $80K including a $45K franchise fee, 11.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $183K/year (median $121K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 68/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -19.2% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 Canine Dimensions unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Canine Dimensions units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$146K
on $730K purchase
Total debt
$584K
SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Canine Dimensions franchisees operate dog training, boarding, grooming, or daycare facilities providing behavioral services, kennel operations, and pet care. Day-to-day operations include client acquisition, staff management, animal handling, facility maintenance, and delivering specialized canine services within a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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).
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Canine Dimensions presents HIGH RISK due to collapsing franchisee base (30% YoY decline), undisclosed profitability metrics, franchisor financial concerns, and aggressive royalty structure that may render typical unit economics unviable.
Score breakdown · what drove the 68 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 30% year-over-year (21 units → ~15 units), indicating severe system contraction and franchisee attrition
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19, preventing ROI validation and obscuring true profitability
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests potential franchisor financial instability or operational viability questions
- 04MINORHigh royalty burden: 11% of gross sales PLUS $250/week minimum ($13,000/year floor) creates cash flow pressure on low-margin service businesses
- 05MEDAverage revenue of $182,547 with undisclosed net income means franchisee profitability could be razor-thin after $45,000 franchise fee amortization
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Canine Dimensions · FDD (2025) PDF