Bottom line
- Total investment $361K – $650K including a $12K franchise fee, 2.0% 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.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Dogdrop unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Dogdrop franchisees operate dog daycare, boarding, and/or grooming facilities, managing daily operations including pet care staff, client scheduling, facility maintenance, and customer service. Day-to-day work involves staff supervision, health/safety compliance, marketing, and customer relationship management in a service-based retail environment.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage dog care franchise with dangerously limited operating data, non-transparent unit economics, and questionable system viability despite low litigation history.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 operating units suggests extremely early-stage system with unproven scalability and minimal peer learning network
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and raises transparency concerns
- 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($360K–$650K) without disclosed average unit economics creates repayment risk visibility
- 04MINORMinimal unit count makes territory protection claim difficult to enforce and suggests weak franchisee demand
- 05HIGHGoing concern status with only 3 units indicates capital constraints and potential franchisor financial fragility
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dogdrop · FDD (2025) PDF