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    Dogdrop vs Hounds Town, Inc.

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Dogdrop figures come from its 2025 FDD and Hounds Town, Inc. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Dogdrop discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Hounds Town, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureDDogdropHounds Town, Inc.
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $360,800 – $384,800
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    $667,610 – $1,122,153
    Total Estimated Initial Investment for the First Franchise: $667,610–$1,122,153
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $12,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $2.00 % Gross Sales
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $6.00
    an Initial Franchise Fee (all other fees will apply) and the Royalty will not exceed — 6%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $4.00
    Brand fund potential maximum — %
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    $2.00
    the System and pays for our ongoing support and assistance . Brand Fund Contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    6
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +4
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 6 at end of 2024
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2008
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Store32 openedAUG 2022
    $210,446
    other Table4 Store32 Boarding revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Store3 franchised;openedMarch 2017
    -18.91 percent
    other Table2 Store3 YOY2024–25 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Store4 franchised;openedSEPT 2017
    $878,026
    other Table2 Store4 Net revenue2023 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +167 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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