Dog daycare franchises
The typical dog daycare franchise here costs $580,730 to $1,110,802 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.
- Brands
- 6
- Typical cost
- $581K–$1.11M
- Lowest start
- $53KTails N' Trails
- Share earnings
- 5 of 6
All 6 brands
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| Camp Bow Wow | $944K–$1.2M | $50,000 | 3.5–7% | 224 | Yes |
| Hounds Town USA | $668K–$1.12M | $49,000 | 6% | 97 | Yes |
| The Dog Stop | $494K–$1.37M | $60,000 | 6% | 46 | Yes |
| All Dogs Unleashed | $692K–$1.1M | $60,000 | 7% of gross sales | 18 | Yes |
| Playful Pack | $286K–$489K | $60,000 | 6% + minimum | 13 | Yes |
| Tails N' Trails | $53K–$68K | $35,000 | 6% | 3 | No |
How dog daycare franchises compare
None of these brands gives a comparable yearly sales figure per location. From 2023 to 2025, all 4 brands with three years of counts grew their US locations, and Hounds Town USA added the most (+59). Who runs it, by the franchise agreement: 1 must be run by the owner, 3 can be run by a trained manager, 1 don’t need the owner to take part. How sales figures compare · Who runs it
| Brand | Sales per location | Locations vs 2023 | Exits/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Bow WowOwner needn't take part | n/a | 224 | n/a |
| Hounds Town USAA trained manager can run itExits: 2.0% a year | n/a | 97+59 | 2.0% |
| The Dog StopOwner must run itExits: 3.8% a year | n/a | 46+23 | 3.8% |
| All Dogs UnleashedA trained manager can run it | n/a | 18+3 | n/a |
| Playful PackExits: none a year | n/a | 13+7 | none |
| Tails N' TrailsA trained manager can run it | n/a | 3 | n/a |
Sales are the yearly average (or median) per franchised location from each brand’s latest filing; per-owner figures, company-run locations and groups under five locations are left out. Locations are franchised plus company-owned in the US at the end of the latest year reported, with the change since 2023. Exits/yr is franchised locations closed, terminated or not renewed each year, as a share of the average count; buy-backs and transfers don’t count.
Best dog daycare franchises to own
No dog daycare brand here passes all five tests (growth, few owner exits, earnings figures shared, SBA listing, 100+ US locations three years ago); these came closest. How the ranking works
| Brand | Growth | Exits/yr | Cost to open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playful PackMissed “Proven”: 6 US locations three years ago$286K–$489K to open | +117% | none | $286K–$489K |
| Hounds Town USAMissed “Proven”: 38 US locations three years ago$668K–$1.12M to open | +155% | 2.0% | $668K–$1.12M |
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Dog daycare franchises: questions
What is the cheapest dog daycare franchise?
Of the 6 brands here, Tails N' Trails has the lowest estimated starting investment: $52,600 to $68,000 to open.
Which dog daycare franchise is the largest?
Camp Bow Wow, with 224 locations (223 franchised) at the end of 2024.
What royalty do dog daycare franchises charge?
Royalties on gross sales in this list run from 6% to 7%, with a median of 6%. Most brands add a separate marketing or brand fund fee.
Which dog daycare franchises share earnings figures?
5 of 6 share sales or earnings figures, among them All Dogs Unleashed, Camp Bow Wow, Hounds Town USA, Playful Pack.