How much does a WOOFIE'S franchise cost?
Opening a WOOFIE'S franchise takes a total initial investment of $180,423 to $294,651, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue in group of $185,683 across 23 outlets.
WOOFIE’S franchises businesses that provide pet sitting and grooming services. Category: Pets.
Item 7
What it costs to open a WOOFIE'S franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $180,423 to $294,651. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($60,000 to $80,000), Approved Mobile Unit Deposit ($18,000 to $65,000), and Van Parking, Office Space, Office Equipment and Supplies ($4,625 to $30,950). Together they make up about 60% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $57,500, about 32% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $57,500 | $57,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Pre-Opening/ | $7,500 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Talent Team Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Owner Start-Up Kit Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $2,700 | $2,700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Approved Mobile Unit Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $18,000 | $65,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Approved Mobile Unit Financing Payments2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $4,800 | $6,075 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Approved Mobile Unit Delivery Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Mobile Unit Operating Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 | $1,027 | $1,875 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25 |
| Van Parking, Office Space, Office Equipment and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $4,625 | $30,950 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $2,050 | $2,050 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Designated CRM2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $960 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Phone Expense2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $450 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Technology Fee -3 months (post-opening)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $375 | $375 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Internet Service2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $300 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $250 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Insurance Premiums2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $2,000 | $3,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Membership/ | $400 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Initial Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $4,920 | $14,760 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Third Party Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 | $500 | $1,050 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 26 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $2,566 | $2,866 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $3,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 | $60,000 | $80,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 27 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25-27 | $180,423 | $294,651 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25-27 |
Source WOOFIE'S, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 25-27, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What WOOFIE'S franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue in Group
$185,683
WOOFIE'S' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024. Basis: WOOFIE’S Franchised Businesses.
Sample size: 23 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue per franchisee in group of $448,737. 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
- Tables 2 and 3 exclude 27 franchisees (representing 44 Territories) that opened during the fiscal year, and 1 franchisee (representing 2 Territories) that ceased operations during the fiscal year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new WOOFIE'S outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source WOOFIE'S, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 68-69, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many WOOFIE'S outlets there are, and how many closed
WOOFIE'S ended 2024 with 82 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 45 franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, WOOFIE'S opened 83 franchised outlets and 4 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 79, from 3 to 82 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was bought back by the franchisor and 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 7.8% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 13.
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 | 39 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
| 2023 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 77 |
Source WOOFIE'S, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 74-77, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How WOOFIE'S compares with other Pets franchises
Measured against the 8 Pets franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of WOOFIE'S' estimated range is $237,537. It costs more to open than 71% of Pets franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 7.8% for WOOFIE'S. That is higher than 86% of the 8 Pets franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Earnings disclosure. 8 of the 8 Pets franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. WOOFIE'S 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 Pets franchise side by side.
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