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    Hounds Town, Inc. 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 (Hounds Town, Inc.: 170, K-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel: 30). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureHounds Town, Inc.KRK-9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (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
    $1,571,395 – $2,357,802
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $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
    7%
    Royalty Fee percentage of Gross Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    the System and pays for our ongoing support and assistance . Brand Fund Contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $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)
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    37
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    +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)
    2008
    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 — 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
    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.

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