Does All Dogs Unleashed generally own or lease the site to the franchisee?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
management of vendors and orders.
We generally will not own or lease the site to you. You are responsible for conforming the site to local ordinances and building codes and obtaining any required permits. You are responsible for constructing, remodeling, and decorating the site in accordance with our Standards. We will provide our written specifications for equipment, signs, fixtures, inventory, and supplies. We do not provide, deliver, or install these items.
If the location of the Commercial Training Facility has not been identified as of the date the franchise
agreement was signed, you must propose a site that meets our criteria. We will notify you of our acceptance or rejection of the site within 30 days of receiving all requested information about the site. The criteria that we use to evaluate the site include general location, neighborhood, and physical characteristics of the property. If you fail to find a site that is acceptable to us within 90 days of the Effective Date of the franchise agreement, we may terminate the franchise agreement.
Unless we otherwise agree in writing, you must commence operating the Franchised Business within nine months after you sign the franchise agreement. If you do not begin operating the Franchised Business within this time, we have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
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, the company generally does not own or lease the site for the Commercial Training Facility to the franchisee. The franchisee is responsible for finding a site that meets All Dogs Unleashed's criteria, conforming the site to local ordinances and building codes, and obtaining the necessary permits.
The franchisee is also responsible for the construction, remodeling, and decorating of the site according to All Dogs Unleashed's standards. All Dogs Unleashed will provide written specifications for equipment, signs, fixtures, inventory, and supplies, but the franchisee is responsible for procuring and installing these items.
If a franchisee fails to find a site acceptable to All Dogs Unleashed within 90 days of the franchise agreement's effective date, All Dogs Unleashed may terminate the franchise agreement. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the franchisee must commence operating the Franchised Business within nine months of signing the franchise agreement, or All Dogs Unleashed has the right to terminate the agreement.