Bottom line
- Total investment $45K – $292K including a $40K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 HydroDog unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
66%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
HydroDog franchisees operate mobile dog washing/grooming services, likely traveling to customer locations with specialized equipment. Franchisees manage scheduling, customer acquisition, service delivery, and vehicle/equipment maintenance while paying royalties based on gross sales or a $1,000 monthly minimum per service area.
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 · 20 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
HydroDog presents extreme risk due to going concern status, tiny unit base, complete financial opacity, unprotected territory, and aggressive royalty structure with no proven revenue model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or operational instability
- 02MEDOnly 9 units system-wide suggests minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high failure risk
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation; impossible to assess if $44,946-$291,656 investment is recoverable
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other franchisees and franchisor-owned locations
- 05MINOR$1,000/month minimum royalty on single vehicle is aggressive burden for small operators with variable seasonal revenue
- 06MEDUnknown unit growth trajectory suggests stagnation or decline; no visibility into system health
- 07MINORHigh franchise fee ($40,000) relative to total investment floor creates poor margin of safety
- 08MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into relationship with unstable franchisor during critical early years
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HydroDog · FDD (2023) PDF