Bottom line
- Total investment $89K – $205K including a $45K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Hike Doggie unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
68%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Hike Doggie franchisees operate dog walking, pet sitting, and/or dog daycare services in protected territories. Day-to-day operations likely involve scheduling client walks, managing staff, maintaining customer relationships, and handling pet care logistics. The exact service mix and operational model are unclear given the nascent unit count.
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 · 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Hike Doggie is a pre-revenue or micro-system franchise with a legally troubled founder, zero financial transparency, going concern issues, and insufficient operating units to validate the business model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests system is pre-revenue or contracting
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (average revenue/net income) disclosed—cannot validate unit economics or ROI potential
- 03HIGHLitigation history involving founder John Hewitt and Liberty Tax Service includes fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and non-compete violations, raising integrity concerns
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential solvency or operational viability concerns flagged in FDD
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($45,000) relative to minimal system size creates disproportionate risk with unproven model
- 06MED8% royalty on undisclosed revenues means ongoing cost burden without transparent profitability benchmarks
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Hike Doggie · FDD (2025) PDF