Dog Training Elite franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$110,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8% of gross sales, paid weekly (received by Tuesday of following week; sales week Sunday-Saturday)

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$275 per month

Other fees

Online Advertising and SEO fee currently $500/month; Late charges $50/day (capped at 2x amount owing, up to $500 per late report) plus 18% interest; System non-compliance fines $250/$500/$750 for 1st/2nd/3rd violation

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional funds - 3 months: $22,150 to $23,650 (startup and operating expenses incl. tech fees and accounting software; must keep at least $10,000 in operating account or a line of credit covering 3 months). Marketing - 3 months is a separate line: $5,000 to $6,500.

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross sales for 2023 shown as summary tables (top 5, lowest 5, middle 53) and a per-franchise table of all 63 franchised units open all of 2023, plus 4 affiliate-owned units; no profit or cost data

Reporting period

Calendar year 2023 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2023)

Sample

63 franchised units that operated all of 2023 (top 5, middle 53, lowest 5) and 4 affiliate-owned units; figures are per franchise (which own varying numbers of territories, 1 to 32), not per territory

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.48 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2023

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

365

Year-end outlets

395

Net change

+30

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

30

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.52 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

16 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

11 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Dog Training Elite franchise cost?

3-territory franchise (minimum purchase): $173,550 to $203,250 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $110,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Dog Training Elite owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross sales for 2023 shown as summary tables (top 5, lowest 5, middle 53) and a per-franchise table of all 63 franchised units open all of 2023, plus 4 affiliate-owned units; no profit or cost data. Sample: 63 franchised units that operated all of 2023 (top 5, middle 53, lowest 5) and 4 affiliate-owned units; figures are per franchise (which own varying numbers of territories, 1 to 32), not per territory. Period: Calendar year 2023 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2023).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.48 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Dog Training Elite?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 11 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗