Besides the truck, what is needed to start a Hydrodog business that is included in the Initial Tools Package?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- We will sell and deliver the items in your Initial Tools Package which will contain the equipment, inventory and materials needed, minus your truck, to start your HydroDog Business. Currently, we are the only Approved Supplier of the Initial Tools Package. (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.4).
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- We will identify the other equipment, hardware and software (the "Operating Assets"), products, services, materials, inventory, equipment, uniforms, apparel, supplies and signs, emblems, lettering, logos and display materials, advertising, vehicle wraps, and financial and accounting services, necessary for the Business to begin or sustain operations (collectively, the "Business Materials"), the minimum standards and specifications that must be satisfied and the suppliers from whom these items may be purchased or leased (including us and/or our affiliates). We do not install or deliver the Operating Assets or Business Materials. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.2)
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- We will provide you with access in text or electronic form to our Manuals during the term of your Franchise Agreement. As of the date of this disclosure document, the Manuals contain a total of 171 pages. A copy of the Table of Contents to the Manuals is attached to this disclosure document as Exhibit "G." (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.1).
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- Before the Business opens, we will provide to you and any person owning at least 20% of you and that plans to work in the Business at least 50% of the time, our Owner/Manager Training, including online HydroLink training. (Franchise Agreement, Section 7.1).
Time To Opening
We estimate that there will be an interval of approximately 3 to 12 months between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the opening of your HydroDog Business; however, you must be open and operational within 30-days after receipt of your HydroDog Vehicle. Factorsthat may affect the time period include HydroDog Vehicle and equipment availability,shipping delays, custom orders, your ability to obtain financing, obtain business permits and licenses, schedule initial training, take delivery of required equipment, and hire employees.
We do not require that you purchase all HydroDog Vehicles at the time of signing your franchise agreement if you own multiple Territories; however, you must acquire each vehicle through us or our approved suppliers no later than 9-months after receipt of the previous HydroDog Vehicle.
You may not open your HydroDog Business for business until: (1) we approve your HydroDog Business as developed according to our specifications and standards; (2) training has been completed to our satisfaction; (3) the Franchise Fee has been paid to us, subject to state law; (4) the HydroDog Vehicle has been acquired;
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Initial Tools Package contains the equipment, inventory, and materials needed to start the Hydrodog business, excluding the truck. Hydrodog specifies that they are currently the only approved supplier of this Initial Tools Package.
Hydrodog will also identify other equipment, hardware, and software, which they term "Operating Assets", along with products, services, materials, inventory, uniforms, supplies, signs, logos, and financial and accounting services, which they collectively call "Business Materials". These are necessary for the business to begin and sustain operations. Hydrodog will also set the minimum standards and specifications for these items and identify approved suppliers, which may include Hydrodog or its affiliates. However, Hydrodog does not install or deliver these Operating Assets or Business Materials.
Before opening a Hydrodog business, franchisees must receive the Initial Tools Package. Opening the Hydrodog business requires that Hydrodog approves the business as developed according to their standards, training is completed, the franchise fee is paid, the Hydrodog vehicle is acquired, and all pre-opening conditions of the Franchise Agreement are met. Franchisees must also furnish copies of all required insurance policies and signed documents related to the vehicle acquisition.