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Hounds Town USA was one of the most in-demand business concepts we’d seen in a long time BEFORE the “puppy boom” of 2020 hit. Since then Hounds Town has grown extremely fast, adding 100 new Franchise Owners in just three years!

Hounds Town USA offers an initial financial investment that is 40% lower than the competition, based on our recent analysis. It is one of the fastest-growing dog daycare franchises in the country, on track to open a new location every week.

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LOWER FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

By utilizing simple, cost-effective, and dog-friendly materials, Hounds Town USA allows Franchise Owners to open their businesses starting at $457,200. This investment is significantly lower than other doggie daycare franchises in the country, allowing our Owners to break even sooner and enjoy larger profit margins.

HOUNDS TOWN CHARITIES

Each HTU franchise location partners with local charities, rescues, and animal shelters to offer discounted doggie daycare, pet boarding, and other services to dogs waiting for their “furever” homes.

KEEP YOUR DAY JOB/ SEMI-ABSENTEE

Most HTU Franchise Owners operate as Semi-Absentee, allowing them to focus on pursuing other passions, or focus more on big-picture growth tasks for their business.

SIMPLE OPERATIONS

At Hounds Town, the location build-out process is simple, and so is running the business! Low business overhead costs and minimal staffing lets Franchise Owners run their dog daycare locations with a 15:1 dog to human ratio.

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the numbers

Financial Investment Range
$457,200 – $771,900
Average Net Operating Income
$438,133*
Minimum Liquid Capital Required
$200,000
Minimum Net Worth Required
$500,000
*Refer to 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document-Item 19 Table 5c

doggy day care franchise owner success stories

“Working with dogs is infinitely more fulfilling for me than working with people ever was. If you are having a problem finding your niche with humans, animals is the way to go.”
“We wanted to secure our future for ourselves instead of securing a future for someone else.”
“Hounds Town really takes the time to look at the behavior of the dog, and group the dog in the correct pack; they’re really maximizing their time, and they’re safe and well cared for.”

ideal doggie daycare franchise owner candidate

Here are some common attributes of Franchise Owners we have successfully referred to Hounds Town USA:
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ENTREPRENEUR-AT-HEART

Although candidates might have never owned a business before, Hounds Town Franchise Owners have always had that entrepreneurial drive. A knack for sales, management and leadership is important.

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ANIMAL LOVER

Making money is important, but Hounds Town Franchise Owners want to feel fulfilled by their new business. Candidates should be passionate about providing the best experience for companion pets and family members.

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FUN-LOVER

People who describe themselves as uptight and corporate might not enjoy the Hounds Town culture.

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COMMUNITY LEADER

Owners should be excited about promoting their new business in the local community to help reduce euthanization rates, and establish dog handling protocols to make local shelters, rescues, and staff safer.

In 2022, AVG Gross Profits for Hounds Town Dog Franchise Locations operating for over 5 years was $905,531 of Gross Revenue. Our franchised location operating for more than 5 years generated an AVG Net Operating Income of $438,133. Based on unaudited profit and loss statements, we include the average Gross Profit generated by a subset of the reporting locations in the calendar year 2022, including two franchised locations open for at least five years and less than ten years as of December 31, 2022. Fifty percent of the reporting outlets open for five years or more and less than ten years exceeded the reported average Net Revenue. The highest-performing outlet in this subset reported a Net Revenue of $998,788.00, a Gross Profit of $993,788, and a Net Operating Income of $453,825.00. The lowest-performing outlet in this subset reported a Net Revenue of $822,097.00, Gross Profit of $817,274.00 and a Net Operating Income of $422,442. These figures are set forth in Table 3 and Table 5c of the 2023 FDD’s item 19. Item 19 reports on 21 franchised outlets of the 37 franchised outlets opened on December 31, 2022. These 21 franchised outlets were open for twelve months or more as of December 31, 2022. We requested unaudited profit and loss statements from the 21 Hounds Towns franchisees and one Affiliate-Owned Outlet. Average Net Revenue for outlets open 5 – 10 years is based on the Net Revenue for the 2022 calendar year reported by a subset of these locations that included two franchised outlets that were open for five years or more and less than ten years as of December 31, 2022. A Franchised Location that operated for over ten years was our highest overall performing franchisee with respect to Net Revenue (defined below) and generated $1,329,089 in Net Revenue. For Net Revenue, our lowest-performing franchise location was open for over one year and less than two years and generated $192,608 in Net Revenue. For Gross Profit, the highest-performing outlet was an outlet opened more than 10 years that reporting $1,312,930 in Gross Profit, and the lowest-performing outlet was open between 1-2 years and reported a Gross Profit of $192,608. For Net Operating Income, the highest performing outlet was an outlet opened more than 10 years that reported $494,336 in Net Operating Income, and the lowest performing outlet was open for 12 months and reported Net Operating Income of -$51,140. “Net Revenue” means the total selling price, excluding sales taxes, discounts, and promotions of all products and services sold at, from, or through the Hounds Town business, whether or not sold or performed at or from the Hounds Town business, including the full redemption value of any voucher or coupon sold for use at the Hounds Town business (fees retained by or paid to third-party sellers of such vouchers or coupons are not excluded from this calculation). “Gross Profit” means Net Revenue less COGS. “Net Operating Income” means Net Revenue less Cost of Goods Sold, Operating Expenses, and Franchisee-Related Expenses. Net Operating Income does not include the deduction of the following expenses: owner’s salary, vehicle expenses, meals and travel, gifts, and charity contributions.

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