Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $194K including a $60K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $262K/year (median $143K). Estimated payback in 4.0 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 20 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 94.1% CAGR over 3 years with 69 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 The Dog Wizard unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Dog Wizard units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$419K
on $2.1M purchase
Total debt
$1.7M
SBA $1.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Dog Wizard franchisees operate dog training facilities offering obedience training, behavior modification, and training classes to pet owners. Day-to-day operations include conducting in-person training sessions, managing client relationships, handling boarding/daycare services, and overseeing staff trainers. Franchisees manage a local territory with protected geographic exclusivity.
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Small, growing franchise with recent litigation, unverified financial claims, and tight unit economics that warrant careful reference checks and legal review before committing capital.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHRecent litigation (2023) involving breach of contract and wrongful termination claims with a franchisee — signals potential franchisor-franchisee relationship issues and possible operational or contractual disputes
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern: False) — unable to independently verify claimed $262,139 average revenue and $39,116 net income figures
- 03MINORUnit growth of 88.6% YoY appears strong but absolute unit count is only 69 — small base makes growth percentage volatile and may not indicate system stability
- 04MED8% royalty on weekly gross revenues is high relative to net income of ~$39k annually (~15% net margin) — leaves limited cushion for franchisee profitability during downturns
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($115,700–$194,350) relative to claimed net income ($39,116/year) produces 3+ year payback period with execution risk
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
65 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Dog Wizard · FDD (2024) PDF