If Canine Dimensions terminates the agreement with cause, is notice required?
Canine_Dimensions Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Provision | Section in | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| f. Termination by franchisor with cause | Article 14 | We can terminate the Agreement by notice to you, with or without a cure period, if you breach a material provision of the Franchise Agreement. | |
| g. "Cause" defined - curable defaults | Article 14 | Except as described in (h), you have 30 days after notice to cure breaches relating to your: (a) failure to pay any amounts due to us; (b) failure, refusal, or neglect to promptly submit financial or other information we require; (c) fail, refuse, or neglect to spend your required local advertising expenditure; (d) fail, refuse, or neglect to obtain our prior written approval or consent when our consent is required; (e) violation of any provision of the Franchise Agreement concerning the use and protection of the Marks or Confidential Information. You will have 30 days after notice to cure any breaches of the | |
| h. "Cause" defined – non curable defaults | Article 14 | Franchise Agreement not listed above or in Section 14.3 Failure to open; abandoning the Franchised Business; conviction of a felony, fraud, a crime involving moral turpitude, theft, animal cruelty, burglary; threat to public health or safety; unapproved transfer; failure to comply with in-term covenants; failure to satisfactorily complete training program; disclosure of confidential information; repeated defaults; bankruptcy, insolvency or appointment of receiver; and others. sheriff, marshal, or constable against your interest in such property; and others. |
Source: Item 17 — RENEWAL, TERMINATION, TRANSFER AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDD pages 28–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Canine Dimensions's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Canine Dimensions can terminate the Franchise Agreement with notice to the franchisee if the franchisee breaches a material provision of the Franchise Agreement. Depending on the nature of the breach, this notice may or may not include a cure period.
For certain curable defaults, Canine Dimensions will provide 30 days' notice to cure. These curable defaults include failure to pay amounts due to Canine Dimensions, failure to submit required financial information, failure to meet local advertising expenditure requirements, failure to obtain prior written approval when required, and violation of the Franchise Agreement concerning the use and protection of the Marks or Confidential Information.
However, certain defaults are considered non-curable, and Canine Dimensions can terminate the agreement without providing an opportunity to cure. These non-curable defaults include failure to open, abandoning the franchised business, conviction of certain crimes, threatening public health or safety, unapproved transfer, failure to comply with in-term covenants, failure to satisfactorily complete the training program, disclosure of confidential information, repeated defaults, and bankruptcy.