Preppy Pet franchise
2025 filing · August 14, 2025Shares sales figures
Preppy Pet at a glance
A pet resort offering boarding, daycare, grooming and spa services. At the end of 2024 there were 20 Preppy Pet locations in the US, 19 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2006
- 19 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Orlando, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $151K–$267K
- A Preppy Pet 2.5 location (up to 72 kennels)
- Franchise fee
- $19,900
- $34,500 for an Original location over 3,000 square feet
- Royalty
- 6.5% + minimum
- 6.5% of total gross receipts, paid monthly, with a $500 monthly minimum
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 2% of monthly sales, if required later
- Agreement length
- 15 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 20
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 19
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 11
- Most in Florida, Texas and Ohio
Support and records
From Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 42; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Preppy Pet among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Preppy Pet | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $209,325 | Costs less than 68% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $19,900 | Lower than 91% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6.5% | Higher than 68% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 20 | Fewer than 50% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $426,879 | Lower than 79% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 2.0× | Higher than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Preppy Pet franchise costs
Opening a Preppy Pet 2.5 location (up to 72 kennels) costs an estimated $151,250 to $267,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 1
Preppy Pet franchise fee
The franchise fee is $19,900, $34,500 for an Original location over 3,000 square feet. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 7
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6.5% of total gross receipts, paid monthly, with a $500 monthly minimum. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of monthly sales, if required later. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 8
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Preppy Pet publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $426,879
- Median revenue
- $424,016
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchisees open before 2024 that reported all 12 months of 2024 (18 locations). The average is about 2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 25
SBA loans to Preppy Pet franchisees
Lenders approved 4 SBA 7(a) loans for Preppy Pet franchisees from 2018 to 2024, $1.33M in all. All 3 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other one hasn’t ended 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, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Preppy Pet | Typical dog daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / 0% | +12% / +31% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 1.6% / 3% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical dog daycare brand is the median of the 6 brands in dog daycare franchises with three years of counts.
How Preppy Pet compares
Of the 19 dog daycare franchises on this site, Preppy Pet is the 2nd cheapest to open and the 7th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Preppy Pet | Typical dog daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $151K | $622K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $267K | $1.15M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $20K | $49K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6.5% | 6% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $427K | $915K | $794K |
| US locations | 20 | 13 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 16 of 19 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 19 brands in dog daycare franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 26
Where Preppy Pet locations are
At the end of 2024, Preppy Pet had locations in 11 states. The most are in Florida, Texas and Ohio.
- Florida7
- Texas3
- Ohio2
- Arizona1
- Georgia1
- Massachusetts1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All 11 states
| Tennessee | 1 |
|---|
Source: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, page 27
Who owns Preppy Pet?
Preppy Pet franchises are sold by Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc.
From Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 7, bankruptcy on page 7
Preppy Pet filings
The figures on this page come from Preppy Pet Franchises, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued August 14, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | August 14, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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