Is site approval from Central Bark Doggy Day Care a condition for opening a Central Bark Doggy Day Care franchise?
Central_Bark_Doggy_Day_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
VI. MUFA – Sect. 8.1 | Item 17 | | x. Dispute resolution | FA Sect. XXX. MUFA – Sect. 10.16 | Item 17 | | y. Liquidated Damages | FA Section XVI.A | Item 6 |
FINANCING
We do not offer direct or indirect financing. We do not guarantee your note, lease or obligation.
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FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING
Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance.
Our Pre-Opening Obligations – Franchise Agreement:
Before you open the CENTRAL BARK facility, we or our affiliates will provide the following assistance:
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- You are solely responsible for selecting the Location and signing a lease for the Location within 120 days after you sign the Franchise Agreement. In general, you will lease the site for your Location from a third party and not from us. If you are unable to acquire a site acceptable to us and open the Franchised Business within 300 days after you sign the Franchise Agreement, or during any extended period agreed to by us and you, we may at any time terminate the Franchise Agreement. (Franchise Agreement – Section XV.A.(9)) The Location must be approved by us. Factors to be considered in selecting a site include zoning, accessibility, traffic patterns, character of neighborhood, competition from other canine care facilities, kennels, boarding services, grooming services, training services, and retail outlets within the area, the proximity to other businesses and CENTRAL BARK facilities, the nature of other business in proximity to the site and premises and other commercial characteristics, and the size, appearance and other physical characteristics of the site and premises. You may be required, as a condition to our approval, to submit to us site analysis, maps, customer counts, completed checklists, photographs, copies of proposed leases, diagrams of the premises with measurements and further informational materials as we may reasonably require to evaluate your proposed location and We may conduct on-site inspection of the proposed location (at our sole cost and expense).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Central Bark Doggy Day Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, site approval is indeed a condition for opening a franchise. The franchisee is responsible for selecting a location and signing a lease within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. However, the location must be approved by Central Bark Doggy Day Care. If a franchisee cannot secure a site acceptable to Central Bark Doggy Day Care and open the business within 300 days of signing the Franchise Agreement (or any agreed-upon extension), Central Bark Doggy Day Care has the right to terminate the agreement.
Several factors are considered during site selection, including zoning, accessibility, traffic patterns, neighborhood character, competition from other pet care facilities, proximity to other businesses and Central Bark Doggy Day Care locations, and the site's physical characteristics. Central Bark Doggy Day Care may require franchisees to submit site analysis, maps, customer counts, checklists, photographs, proposed leases, and diagrams for evaluation. They may also conduct an on-site inspection at their own expense.
Central Bark Doggy Day Care will then approve or disapprove the location within 30 days of receiving all requested information. The location should ideally be 5,000 to 7,500 square feet with adjoining outside space. Furthermore, the final lease agreement cannot be executed without Central Bark Doggy Day Care's prior written approval, and the franchised business cannot open without their prior written approval.