What is the Signing Deadline for securing a site and entering into agreements for an All Dogs Unleashed Facility?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 3.3 Franchise Agreement Signing Requirements. For each Facility you must develop under this Agreement, you (or a Developer Affiliate we approve) must sign our then-current form of Franchise Agreement, which agreement may contain materially different terms from the form of Franchise Agreement attached to the FDD provided to you before you signed this Agreement, and pay the then-current initial franchise fee and other initial fees due under that Franchise Agreement on or before the Signing Deadline for that Facility, even if you have not yet obtained an approved site or an approved lease.
The terms of each Franchise Agreement will control the establishment and operation of the Facility that is the subject of that Franchise Agreement; provided, however the opening deadlines stated in this ADA must govern.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 49–158)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 All Dogs Unleashed Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee (or an approved Developer Affiliate) must sign the then-current form of the Franchise Agreement and pay the initial franchise fee and other initial fees on or before the Signing Deadline for each facility to be developed. This requirement applies even if an approved site or lease has not yet been secured.
This means that prospective All Dogs Unleashed franchisees need to be prepared to commit to the franchise financially by the Signing Deadline, regardless of whether they have finalized a location. The Franchise Agreement signed at this time may contain terms that are materially different from the agreement attached to the FDD.
All Dogs Unleashed emphasizes that the opening deadlines stated in the Area Development Agreement (ADA) will govern, even with the Franchise Agreement signing requirements. This highlights the importance of understanding both agreements and their respective deadlines when planning the development of an All Dogs Unleashed franchise.