Bark & Mane franchise
2026 filing · April 1, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Bark & Mane at a glance
A mobile pet grooming business serving dogs and cats from a grooming van at the customer's home. At the end of 2025 there were 167 Bark & Mane locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1999
- 27 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Irvine, California
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $167K–$209K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $19,950
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5–6%
- 6% to 5% of gross revenue, or a monthly minimum royalty if greater
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 2% of the prior month's gross revenue or $500 a month per territory, whichever is more, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- $5,000 per territory
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 167
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 167
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +92
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 31
- Most in Texas, California and Florida
From AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Bark & Mane among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Bark & Mane | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $187,988 | Costs less than 71% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $19,950 | Lower than 91% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 167 | More than 84% of franchises |
How much a Bark & Mane franchise costs
Opening one Bark & Mane costs an estimated $167,325 to $208,650. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, page 23
Bark & Mane franchise fee
The franchise fee is $19,950. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% to 5% of gross revenue, or a monthly minimum royalty if greater. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of the prior month's gross revenue or $500 a month per territory, whichever is more, paid with the royalty. |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 per territory |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from page 17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Bark & Mane publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $314,387
- Median sales
- $295,828
Yearly figures for 2025, per franchisee running one to three vans (38 franchisees open all of 2025).
Sales are what the business takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, pages 50–51
SBA loans to Bark & Mane franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA 7(a) loans for Bark & Mane franchisees in 2026, $500K in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Bark & Mane | Typical dog grooming brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +50% / +123% | 0% / +88% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 7.2% / 21% | 3.7% / 12% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical dog grooming brand is the median of the 10 brands in dog grooming franchises with three years of counts.
How Bark & Mane compares
Of the 28 dog grooming franchises on this site, Bark & Mane is the 10th cheapest to open and the 4th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Bark & Mane | Typical dog grooming brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $167K | $198K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $209K | $471K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $20K | $45K | $40K |
| US locations | 167 | 9 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 22 of 28 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 28 brands in dog grooming franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 (+2) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 74 (−6) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 76 (+1) | 0 | +5 | −4 |
| 2024 | 111 (+35) | 0 | +39 | −4 |
| 2025 | 167 (+56) | 0 | +64 | −8 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
Bark & Mane is number 15 on our list of the fastest-growing franchises from 2023 to 2025.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 78 to 167 (+89, +114%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, page 53
2021–2022: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2024 filing, page 51
Where Bark & Mane locations are
At the end of 2025, Bark & Mane had franchised locations in 31 states. The most are in Texas, California and Florida.
- Texas31
- California20
- Florida20
- Arizona10
- Colorado10
- North Carolina10
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 31 |
| California | 20 |
| Florida | 20 |
| Arizona | 10 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| North Carolina | 10 |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| New Jersey | 7 |
| New York | 7 |
| Maryland | 5 |
All 31 states
| Missouri | 4 |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, page 54
Who owns Bark & Mane?
Bark & Mane franchises are sold by AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC. Its ultimate parent is JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Bark & Mane is one of the 10 Home Franchise Concepts brands here.
From AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC’s 2026 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 13–14. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | The franchisor, then under previous management, filed for Chapter 11 in March 2012. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 13–14, bankruptcy on page 14
Bark & Mane filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from AUSSIE PET MOBILE, INC’s 2026 filing, issued April 1, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 1, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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