Woofie's franchise
2026 filing · April 24, 2026Shares sales figures
Woofie's at a glance
A pet care business offering pet sitting, dog walking and grooming from a mobile pet spa van.
The business
- Franchisor
- Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2018
- 8 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Columbia, Maryland
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $182K–$295K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $57,500
- The base fee, for a territory of 50,000 to 75,000 households
- Royalty
- 6.5% + minimum
- 6.5% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, with a yearly minimum royalty
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2025
- 101
- As printed in the filing
From Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Woofie's among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Woofie's | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $238,247 | Costs less than 64% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $57,500 | Higher than 84% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6.5% | Higher than 68% of brands with a set rate |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $246,167 | Lower than 92% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.0× | Lower than 75% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Woofie's franchise costs
Opening one Woofie's costs an estimated $181,558 to $294,936. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are additional funds – 3 months ($60,000 to $80,000) and approved mobile unit deposit ($18,000 to $65,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate Franchise Fee | $57,500 | ||
| Pre-Opening/Grand Opening Marketing | $7,500 | ||
| Safety Training Package | $1,285 | ||
| Owner Start-Up Kit Fee | $2,700 | ||
| Recruiting Expenses | $5,000 | ||
| Approved Mobile Unit Deposit | $18,000 | $65,000 | |
| Approved Mobile Unit Financing Payments | $4,800 | $6,075 | |
| Approved Mobile Unit Delivery Expenses | $1,500 | $4,000 | |
| Mobile Unit Operating Expenses | $1,027 | $1,875 | |
| Van Parking, Office Space, Office Equipment and Supplies | $4,625 | $30,950 | |
| Computer System | $2,050 | ||
| Designated CRM | $960 | $2,500 | |
| Phone Expense | $450 | $600 | |
| Technology Fee -3 months (post-opening) | $375 | ||
| Internet Service | $300 | $500 | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $250 | $1,000 | |
| Insurance Premiums | $1,850 | $2,750 | |
| Membership/ Association Dues | $400 | $600 | |
| Initial Training Expenses | $4,920 | $14,760 | |
| Third Party Training | $500 | $1,050 | |
| Initial Inventory | $2,566 | $2,866 | |
| Professional Fees | $3,000 | $4,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $60,000 | $80,000 | |
| Total | $181,558 | $294,936 | |
Source: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, page 31
Woofie's franchise fee
The franchise fee is $57,500, the base fee, for a territory of 50,000 to 75,000 households. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, with a yearly minimum royalty. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty. |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Other fees as filed, from page 24. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Woofie's publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $246,167
- Median revenue
- $155,554
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised territories open all of 2025 (74 locations). The average is about 1 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: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 73–75
SBA loans to Woofie's franchisees
Lenders approved 26 SBA 7(a) loans for Woofie's franchisees from 2022 to 2026, $4.39M in all. One has been paid in full; none was charged off. The other 25 haven’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
How Woofie's compares
Of the 28 dog grooming franchises on this site, Woofie's is the 11th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Woofie's | Typical dog grooming brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $182K | $198K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $295K | $471K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $58K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 1.6% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $246K | $461K | $794K |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 22 of 28 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 28 brands in dog grooming franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 (0) | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | 9 (+6) | 2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 39 (+30) | 2 | +31 | −1 |
| 2024 | 82 (+43) | 0 | +45 | −2 |
| 2025 | 101 (+19) | 0 | +27 | −8 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 2, but the filing shows 0. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 3 to 101 (+98, +3267%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, page 80
2021–2022: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2024 filing, page 75
Where Woofie's locations are
At the end of 2025, Woofie's had franchised locations in 25 states. The most are in California, Texas and Colorado.
- California13
- Texas10
- Colorado9
- Maryland8
- Florida7
- Virginia7
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 13 |
| Texas | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Maryland | 8 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Virginia | 7 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Michigan | 3 |
All 25 states
| New York | 3 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Source: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, page 81
Who owns Woofie's?
Woofie's franchises are sold by Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Woofie’s TopCo LLC.
Woofie's is one of the 14 Authority Brands franchises here. Funds advised by private equity firm Apax Partners. They bought Authority Brands from PNC Riverarch Capital in 2018, and British Columbia Investment Management took a large minority stake in 2022 while Apax kept majority control.
From Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 6; Franchising.com.
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: Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 14, bankruptcy on page 14
Woofie's filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Woofie's Pet Ventures, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 24, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 24, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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