Bottom line
- Total investment $2.0M – $3.7M including a $80K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year. Estimated payback in 4.9 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 3 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 GODOG unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GODOG units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
30.2%
3.75× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.66×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$8.2M
on $18.9M purchase
Total debt
$10.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GODOG franchisees operate dog daycare, boarding, and/or grooming facilities that provide care, socialization, and training services for pets. Daily operations include staff management, animal care/safety protocols, customer intake/billing, and facility maintenance. Revenue derives from per-day care fees, boarding, grooming services, and ancillary offerings like training classes.
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 · 15 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
GODOG presents high caution-to-risk profile due to minimal unit count (3), unverified going concern status, and suspiciously high net margins that lack third-party validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 3 operating units suggests extremely limited track record and system viability — statistically insufficient to validate the business model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating the franchisor itself may face financial or operational stability issues
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($1.99M–$3.70M) with only 3 reference units creates severe due diligence risk and revenue verification challenges
- 04HIGHNo disclosed litigation does not mitigate systemic risk when combined with minimal unit count and going concern status
- 05MINORAvg Net Income of $581K on $2.1M revenue (27.6% net margin) appears exceptionally high and requires verification — potential data manipulation or cherry-picked performers
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory with only 3 units makes ROI projections highly speculative; no historical growth data provided
- 07MED7% royalty on gross revenue (not net) combined with high CAPEX suggests franchisees may struggle to achieve disclosed net income figures
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
GODOG · FDD (2024) PDF