Playful Pack franchise
A Playful Pack franchisee provides dog daycare, boarding, grooming and training services. At the end of 2025 there were 13 Playful Pack locations in the US, 3 franchised and 10 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
- Cost to open
- $286K–$489K
- Franchise fee
- $60,000
- Royalty
- 6% + minimum
- Locations, 2025
- 13+3 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From Playful Pack Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Playful Pack franchise costs
Opening one business costs an estimated $286,250 to $489,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Playful Pack Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Playful Pack franchise fee
The franchise fee is $60,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Playful Pack Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, subject to a $300 weekly minimum after the first three months of operation. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Playful Pack Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Playful Pack publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: 2025 results for eight full-year affiliate-owned locations; two newer affiliate locations are excluded. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Playful Pack Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 52
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 (+1) | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 (+2) | 10 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Playful Pack passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: Playful Pack Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
How Playful Pack compares
Of the 14 pet franchises on this site, Playful Pack is the 6th cheapest to open and the 13th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Playful Pack | Typical pet |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $286K | $310K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 2.2% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 14 of 14 |
Typical is the median across the 14 brands in pet franchises.
