Does All Dogs Unleashed require approval of the site selected for the Franchised Business?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must use a Real Estate Project Manager that we designate to manage and lead real estate brokerage services, site selection counseling, and other assistance that the Real Estate Project Manager considers necessary and appropriate, which may include, in the Real Estate Project Manager's sole discretion, on-site evaluations.
You must acquire a site for the Franchised Business within your Service Area that meets our site selection criteria and that we approve. If you occupy the Commercial Training Facility according to a commercial lease, the lease must contain terms that we specify. (See Lease Addendum attached as Attachment F to the franchise agreement). You must construct, equip, and improve the Commercial Training Facility according to our current standards and specifications. We must review and approve all final plans and specifications before you begin constructing the Commercial Training Facility. We may inspect the Commercial Training Facility during its development and require reasonable alterations to ensure it complies with our plans and specifications.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 16–18)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Dogs Unleashed's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor requires franchisees to acquire a site for their Franchised Business that meets All Dogs Unleashed's site selection criteria and receives their approval. To assist with this process, franchisees must use a Real Estate Project Manager designated by All Dogs Unleashed for real estate brokerage services, site selection counseling, and on-site evaluations.
Furthermore, if the franchisee occupies a Commercial Training Facility under a commercial lease, the lease terms must align with All Dogs Unleashed's specifications. The franchisee is responsible for constructing, equipping, and improving the Commercial Training Facility according to All Dogs Unleashed's current standards and specifications.
Before construction begins, All Dogs Unleashed must review and approve all final plans and specifications. All Dogs Unleashed retains the right to inspect the Commercial Training Facility during its development and can mandate reasonable alterations to ensure compliance with their plans and specifications. This multi-layered approval process—involving a designated project manager, franchisor approval of the site and lease terms, and oversight of the construction and improvement phases—ensures that each All Dogs Unleashed location meets the brand's standards and specifications.