How much does a Dog Haus franchise cost?
Opening a Dog Haus franchise takes a total initial investment of $357,437 to $625,800, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of franchised dog haus fast casual restaurants of $1,422,069 across 12 outlets.
Dog Haus franchises Dog Haus Fast Casual Restaurants, Dog Haus Biergartens, and Dog Haus Remote Kitchens. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Dog Haus franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $357,437 to $625,800. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold/Construction ($125,000 to $180,000), Equipment/Smallwares; Hood ($50,000 to $85,000), and Pre-Construction Cost (Architect, Project Manager, Plans, Permits) ($45,000 to $85,000). Together they make up about 56% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 11% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Utility Deposits, Fees & Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Pre-Construction Cost (Architect, Project Manager, Plans, Permits)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $45,000 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Leasehold/ | $125,000 | $180,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Exterior Signage, Artwork; Graphics & Interior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $5,000 | $22,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| POS System and Software;; Printers and Related Hardware and Software; Sound System; Televisions2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $9,412 | $15,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Equipment/ | $50,000 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Designated Furniture; Trash Can Caddies & Trash Cans; Menu Boards & Ad Boxes; Drink Station; Railing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $8,525 | $36,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Opening Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Beer & Wine/ | $1,500 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $20,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Franchised Location (Security Deposit and 3 Month’s Rent)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $12,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Insurance – Liability & Workers’ compensation (initial deposit)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $5,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Legal Fees/ | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Training Expenses (Travel and Living Expenses)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| ADDITIONAL FUNDS (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $15,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 | $357,437 | $625,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16 |
Source Dog Haus, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 15-16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Dog Haus franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales of Franchised Dog Haus Fast Casual Restaurants
$1,422,069
Dog Haus' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Open more than one year on December 31, 2024; December 31, 2023; and December 31, 2022. Basis: Franchised Dog Haus Fast Casual Restaurants, Dog Haus Biergartens, and Remote Kitchens that were open for business for at least one year on the applicable December 31.
Sample size: 12 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of franchised dog haus fast casual restaurants of $1,447,569. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Outlets with information believed to be incomplete, inaccurate or unreliable were excluded.
- The representations do not include costs of sales, operating expenses, or other costs or expenses that must be deducted from Gross Sales to obtain net income or profit.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Dog Haus outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Dog Haus, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 67, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Dog Haus outlets there are, and how many closed
Dog Haus ended 2024 with 59 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 7 franchised outlets opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Dog Haus opened 26 franchised outlets and 20 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 7, from 52 to 59 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 11 were terminated and 9 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2023 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 13% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 8.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2023 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 571 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
| 2022 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78 |
Source Dog Haus, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 76-78, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Dog Haus compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Dog Haus' estimated range is $491,619. It costs less to open than 60% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 13% for Dog Haus. That is higher than 81% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Dog Haus' franchised system grew 13%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Dog Haus is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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