Poop 911®
Formerly known as Hounds & Mounds
Bottom line
- Total investment $4K – $26K including a $0 franchise fee, 25.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 POOP 911® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-45%
Negative
Overview
About
POOP 911® franchisees operate emergency pet waste cleanup and yard sanitation services. Day-to-day activities include responding to customer calls, scheduling service appointments, performing on-site fecal matter and contamination removal, and managing customer relationships in a geographically protected service territory.
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 · 33 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
High royalty burden, missing financial disclosures, regulatory compliance history, and significant litigation create meaningful profitability and enforcement risks despite protected territory and low entry cost.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MED25% royalty rate is exceptionally high for a service-based franchise with no disclosed average revenue or net income data
- 02MINORZero franchise fee combined with aggressive 25% royalty suggests franchisor prioritizes ongoing revenue extraction over franchisee profitability
- 03MEDFinancial performance metrics (Item 19) not disclosed — impossible to validate whether the 29.6% YoY unit growth translates to franchisee profitability
- 04MINOR2013 Washington Department of Financial Institutions Consent Order indicates prior franchise registration/compliance violations
- 05HIGH5-year litigation with former franchisee Adrian Finch (2013-2018) involving breach of contract and trademark infringement raises contract enforcement and IP protection concerns
- 06MINOR268-unit system size is small; 29.6% growth rate may reflect low baseline or unsustainable recruitment rather than stable unit economics
- 07MEDNo disclosed average revenue prevents independent ROI analysis — franchisees cannot benchmark expected performance against industry standards
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
75 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
POOP 911® · FDD (2025) PDF