What costs and expenses are the franchisee responsible for related to All Dogs Unleashed training?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ing | 0 | 12 | Carrollton, Texas |You are responsible for all training-related costs and expenses including, without limitation, salary, travel, lodging, and dining expenses for each individual who attends training on your behalf. We also reserve the right to charge $50.00 per attendee to cover the costs of course material, which may include various training manuals, videos, exercises, manager checklists, POSI materials, POS manuals, labor scheduling system, budget materials, Human Resource Manuals, Marketing Manuals, and a New Facility Opening Manual. We will not charge tuition or other fees for three attendees, provided they all attend the same training class.
We will provide at least one trainer to provide three days of on-site training at your Facility. Upon your request and our approval, we may provide additional on-site training. You must pay our then-current rate, currently $250 per trainer, per day, and reimburse us for our travel, lodging, and dining costs.
Upon your request and our approval, we may provide on-site management consultation. If we provide these services, you must pay us $400.00 per trainer, per day in addition to our travel, lodging, and dining expenses.
We may periodically require your Operating Principal, General Manager, Assistant Manager, and other of your personnel to attend additional training courses or programs. We may also make optional training courses or programs available to you or your employees at locations we select, to instruct on new training techniques, procedures, or programs. We may charge a reasonable fee or tuition for this additional training and you are responsible for all training-related expenses, including travel, lodging, and dining expenses for these individuals and wages and
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 20–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Dogs Unleashed's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for all costs associated with training. This includes the salaries, travel, lodging, and dining expenses for each individual attending training on their behalf.
All Dogs Unleashed may charge $50.00 per attendee to cover the costs of course materials, such as training manuals, videos, exercises, manager checklists, POSI materials, POS manuals, labor scheduling system, budget materials, Human Resource Manuals, Marketing Manuals, and a New Facility Opening Manual. However, All Dogs Unleashed will not charge tuition for three attendees, provided they all attend the same training class.
If a franchisee requests additional on-site training and it is approved, they must pay All Dogs Unleashed's current rate, which is $250 per trainer, per day, and reimburse All Dogs Unleashed for travel, lodging, and dining costs. Similarly, if on-site management consultation is requested and approved, the franchisee must pay $400.00 per trainer, per day, in addition to covering travel, lodging, and dining expenses.
All Dogs Unleashed may periodically require the Operating Principal, General Manager, Assistant Manager, and other personnel to attend additional training courses or programs, and may also offer optional training courses. Franchisees are responsible for all training-related expenses for these individuals, including travel, lodging, and dining, as well as wages and salaries payable during training. All Dogs Unleashed reserves the right to charge a tuition fee for such additional training.