Is All Dogs Unleashed allowed to charge a fee for additional training courses or programs?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ACKGROUND**
- A. We and our affiliates, as the result of the expenditure of time, skill, effort and money, own and continue to develop a franchise system (the "System") involving the establishment and operation of franchised facilities (each, a "Facility"), that offer one-stop dog shop specializing in dog training, daycare, boarding, and grooming.
- B. The characteristics of the System may include, without limitation, sales and operating methods; interior and exterior Facility design; décor; layout; fixtures and furnishings; equipment; class structure and instruction; customer service and development techniques; uniform standards and procedures for efficient business operations; training and assistance; Brand Funds; pricing specifications; all of which we may, at times, change, improve and further develop from time to time.
- C. We identify the System by means of certain trade names, service marks, trademarks, logos, emblems and indicia of origin, including, but not limited to, the mark ALL DOGS UNLEASHED*®* and the All Dogs Unleashed® logo, and/or any other different and/or additional trade names, trademarks, and service marks as we now designate and later designate in writing for use in the System (the "Marks").
- D.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 49–158)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 All Dogs Unleashed Franchise Disclosure Document, All Dogs Unleashed has the right to establish specifications for various aspects of the system. These specifications include training. The franchise agreement states that the franchisee must operate the franchised business in accordance with the standards, methods, policies, and procedures specified in the manuals. The franchisor can modify the products and services offered by the franchised business. The franchisee agrees to comply, at their expense, with all such modifications.
These modifications may include the addition, deletion, and modification of operating procedures, products, and services. All Dogs Unleashed will notify the franchisee of any such system changes, and the franchisee must implement any system changes upon receipt of notice from All Dogs Unleashed and complete their implementation within such time as All Dogs Unleashed may reasonably specify.
While the FDD excerpts do not explicitly state that All Dogs Unleashed can charge a fee for additional training courses or programs, the franchisor's right to modify the services offered and the franchisee's obligation to comply with these modifications suggests that All Dogs Unleashed could potentially introduce new training programs and associated fees. A prospective franchisee should seek clarification from All Dogs Unleashed regarding the specifics of how new training programs and fees are determined and implemented.