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Dog Training Elite franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Dog Training Elite offers a pet services franchise with a relatively low initial investment and a strong growth trajectory.
Everything below is free, read straight off Dog Training Elite's registered filing, with where the numbers land against pet services peers. Weighing Dog Training Elite against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Dog Training Elite's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31564 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Dog Training Elite franchise make?
Dog Training Elite is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every pet services brand that discloses earnings in the Pet services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Dog Training Elite franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Dog Training Elite's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Dog Training Elite franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Dog Training Elite franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Dog Training Elite lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Dog Training Elite's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Dog Training Elite closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Dog Training Elite will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Dog Training Elite's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a pet services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Dog Training Elite's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +30 to 395 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Dog Training Elite?
Dog Training Elite's franchise is offered by Dog Training Elite Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Compare Dog Training Elite head-to-head
Pet services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Dog Training Elite is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Dog Training Elite franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Dog Training Elite — who is the franchisor?
Dog Training Elite's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Dog Training Elite Franchising, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Dog Training Elite franchise cost?
Dog Training Elite's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $173,550 – $203,250, with an initial franchise fee of $110,000 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against pet services peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $356,644).
How much profit does a Dog Training Elite franchise make?
Dog Training Elite discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Dog Training Elite), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Dog Training Elite franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Dog Training Elite disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Dog Training Elite reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Dog Training Elite?
No — Dog Training Elite's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Dog Training Elite a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Dog Training Elite's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against pet services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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