Pet Services

The Dog Stop

The Dog Stop® offers Daycare, Boarding, Grooming, Training & Retail and is an excellent opportunity to help you achieve your goals and become part of the multi-billion-dollar pet care industry with a franchisor who is there to support and guide you every step of the way. The Dog Stop® has established a franchise business model that positions us to be the best franchisor in the industry. Our growth plan allows us to give our franchisees the attention they deserve on an ongoing basis, not just dur

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Ways to own

Standard franchise

Single unit Flexible

Money you'll need

Personal cash (liquid capital)
$350,000
Cash or near-cash you contribute yourself
Total project cost
$493,850 – $1,373,500
Fee, build-out, equipment and early working capital
Net worth required
$750,000
Initial franchise fee
$30,000
Included in total project cost

Ongoing fees

Royalty
6%
Advertising / brand fund
2% Marketing
Other recurring fees
Not disclosed
Agreement term
Not disclosed

Your role

Ownership style
Flexible
Expected time
Not disclosed
Home-based
No
Staffing
10
Location
Not disclosed

Training and support

Training
Training and support program details: 1 Week of Pretraining online 1 Week of in person training at HQ in a live store that is attached to HQ 1 Week in Franchisee's store during soft opening Cost for Training: $0 Lodging and airfare included: No Site Selection Assistance: Yes Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes Mentor following training: No Length of mentoring Franchisee: N/A
Ongoing support
Site selection: Yes Lease negotiation: Yes Mentoring: No; N/A

Financing information

No financing information has been provided.

Brand facts

Founded
2009
Franchising since
2013
Franchised units
40
Company-owned units
5
Headquarters
Glenshaw, PA

Where it's offered

State-level availability as reported in source materials. A state being listed doesn't mean a territory is open near you — an advisor confirms specific areas with the franchisor.

AlaskaNot currently offered
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HawaiiOffered
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KentuckyOffered
LouisianaOffered
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MarylandOffered
MaineOffered
MichiganOffered
MinnesotaOffered
MissouriOffered
MississippiOffered
MontanaOffered
North CarolinaOffered
North DakotaNot currently offered
NebraskaOffered
New HampshireOffered
New JerseyOffered
New MexicoOffered
NevadaOffered
New YorkOffered
OhioOffered
OklahomaOffered
OregonOffered
PennsylvaniaOffered
Rhode IslandOffered
South CarolinaOffered
South DakotaNot currently offered
TennesseeOffered
TexasOffered
UtahOffered
VirginiaOffered
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WashingtonOffered
WisconsinOffered
West VirginiaOffered
WyomingOffered

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About this information

Listing reviewed by our editors on October 13, 2026. Source materials dated September 9, 2026. Figures come from franchisor-provided materials and can change; always confirm against the brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document.

We don't publish revenue, profit or return estimates. If a franchisor provides financial performance information, it appears in Item 19 of its FDD with the context needed to interpret it.

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