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Camp Bow Wow

Dog daycare and boarding. 225+ units with unusually open books.

Price
$954,606–$1,229,536
Category
$500K – $1M
Best for
Pet-passionate investors with ~$1M who can run a construction project and hire a great GM.

Fee $50,000 (50% vet discount). Range per 2026 FDD Item 7. Royalty 3.5% year one, then 7% + 1% ad fund. Item 19 (2025): $1.09M avg gross sales across 207 reporting camps. Verified Oct 2026. Last verified 2026-10-18.

Key features

  • 225 franchised units; pet-care brand founded in 2000
  • Item 19: $1,089,860 avg / $1,052,583 median gross sales (207 camps, FY2025)
  • Top-quartile camps averaged $1.48M gross revenue
  • 50%+ of the system is owned by multi-unit operators

Pros

  • Item 19 covering 207 units is genuinely transparent
  • Daycare revenue is sticky recurring income
  • 3.5% year-one royalty eases the ramp

Cons

  • ~$1M entry before you board a single dog
  • Pet labor is the same staffing grind as everywhere
  • Royalty steps to 7% in year two — model the full rate, not the teaser
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