Make Your Dog Epic franchise
2024 filing · November 5, 2024Shares sales figures
Make Your Dog Epic at a glance
A dog obedience and behavior training business working at customers' homes and other locations.
The business
- Franchisor
- Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2024
- Franchisor based in
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $50K–$64K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $29,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 20%
- 20% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus $750 a month for weekly coaching calls and $150 a month for operating software
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 5 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
From Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Make Your Dog Epic among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Make Your Dog Epic | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $56,500 | Costs less than 95% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $29,500 | Lower than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 20% | Higher than 99% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Make Your Dog Epic franchise costs
Opening one Make Your Dog Epic costs an estimated $49,500 to $63,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $50K.
The biggest costs are initial franchise fee ($29,500) and additional funds – three months ($2,500 to $10,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $29,500 | ||
| Vehicle Deposit and Vehicle Wrap | $1,000 | $1,500 | |
| Trained Dog | $7,000 | ||
| Marketing Materials and Dog Training Supplies | $4,000 | $5,000 | |
| Lodging and Local Travel Costs to Attend Initial Training | $2,000 | $2,500 | |
| Computer, iPad, iPad Phone Service, iPhone | $500 | ||
| Initial Marketing Campaign | $1,500 | $5,000 | |
| Professional fees (Attorney or Accountant) | $1,500 | $2,500 | |
| Additional Funds – three months | $2,500 | $10,000 | |
| Total | $49,500 | $63,500 | |
Source: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 12
Make Your Dog Epic franchise fee
The franchise fee is $29,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 20% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus $750 a month for weekly coaching calls and $150 a month for operating software. |
|---|---|
| Operating Software | $150 |
| Transfer Fee | $15,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Make Your Dog Epic publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 24
How Make Your Dog Epic compares
Of the 13 dog training franchises on this site, Make Your Dog Epic is the 3rd cheapest to open and the smallest by number of locations.
| Figure | Make Your Dog Epic | Typical dog training brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $50K | $112K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $64K | $203K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $49K | $40K |
| Royalty | 20% | 8% | 6% |
| US locations | 0 | 23 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 11 of 13 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 13 brands in dog training franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: home-based franchises and franchise failure rates.
Source: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 25
Who owns Make Your Dog Epic?
Make Your Dog Epic franchises are sold by Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 9. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
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: Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Make Your Dog Epic filings
The figures on this page come from Make Your Dog Epic Dog Training Academy Franchising, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued November 5, 2024, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | November 5, 2024 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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