Franchise opportunities compared
Dogtopia vs K-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel
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
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- K-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Dogtopia: 103, K-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel: 30). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Dogtopia | KRK-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $664,355 ening) $ 3 0,000 to $ 6 0 ,000 As incurred As incurred Suppliers, employees , us & affiliate Total Initial Investment 23 — 664355 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21 | $1,571,395 – $2,357,802 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $899 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $7.00 Royalty Fee — 7 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | 7% Royalty Fee percentage of Gross Revenues 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 eporting period and royalty fee due date upon 30 days’ prior notice. Brand Fund Fee 2 % of Gross Sales — may increase to — 3 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | $120 Unreported Gross Revenues debit: 120% of last Royalty Fee and Brand Development Fee debited, subject to reconciliation 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 532 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66 | 37 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +44 Calculated: 488 at end of 2023 → 532 at end of 2025 | +13 Calculated: 24 at end of 2023 → 37 at end of 2025 |
| 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) | 2005 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All qualifying outlets, $1,500,000+ sales bracket (Table 5) 2.5 percent other Table5 All Sales1.5M+ · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All qualifying outlets, $0-$900,000 sales bracket (Table 5) 28.2 percent other Table5 All Sales0–900k · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All qualifying outlets, All qualifying outlets sales bracket (Table 5) 134 units other Table5 All All · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +100 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Founder dollars 2021 $2,210,847 other Founder dollars 2021 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Founder dollars 2022 $2,510,309 other Founder dollars 2022 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Founder dollars 2023 $3,783,295 other Founder dollars 2023 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 +27 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.