Woofbeach franchise
2026 filing · January 20, 2026Shares sales figures
Woofbeach at a glance
A dog grooming and training center. At the end of 2025 there were 5 Woofbeach locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Woofbeach Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Batavia, Illinois
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $160K–$368K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- $32,000 for an additional franchise
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the marketing fund
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 5
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 5
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
From Woofbeach Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Woofbeach among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Woofbeach | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $264,184 | Costs less than 61% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 5 | Fewer than 71% of franchises |
How much a Woofbeach franchise costs
Opening one Woofbeach costs an estimated $160,367 to $368,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Woofbeach franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000, $32,000 for an additional franchise. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the marketing fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales. |
| Replacement/Additional Training fee | $2,500 plus any expenses for travel, food, lodging |
| Local Marketing/Required Spending | 1% of your gross sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Woofbeach publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $464,144
Yearly figures for 2025, covering affiliate-owned locations open all of 2025. The average is about 1.8 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: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 37–38
How Woofbeach compares
Of the 13 dog training franchises on this site, Woofbeach is the 9th cheapest to open and the 9th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Woofbeach | Typical dog training brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $160K | $112K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $368K | $203K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $49K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| US locations | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 5 | 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: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 39
Who owns Woofbeach?
Woofbeach franchises are sold by Woofbeach Franchise, LLC.
From Woofbeach Franchise, LLC’s 2026 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: Woofbeach Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Woofbeach filings
The figures on this page come from Woofbeach Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued January 20, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | January 20, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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