Who chooses the franchisee participants for the Hydrodog advisory council?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We reserve the right, in our Reasonable Business Judgment, to establish an advisory council comprised of franchisees and our representatives.
Franchisee participants will be chosen by us or may be elected by other franchisees in the System.
If you are selected to participate on an advisory council, we will pay all reasonable expenses you incur related to your participation, such as travel and boarding expenses to attend council meetings, subject to our approval.
If established, the advisory council will act in an advisory capacity only and will not have decision making authority.
The advisory council would be governed by bylaws.
We have the right to establish, change, merge or dissolve any advisory council at any time.
We shall also have the right to remove council members in our discretion.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Hydrodog reserves the right to establish an advisory council comprised of both franchisees and representatives from Hydrodog. Franchisee participants for this advisory council will be chosen either by Hydrodog itself or may be elected by other franchisees within the Hydrodog system.
If a franchisee is selected to participate on the advisory council, Hydrodog will cover all reasonable expenses incurred by the franchisee related to their participation. These expenses include travel and boarding costs to attend council meetings, but are subject to Hydrodog's approval.
It is important to note that if established, the advisory council will operate solely in an advisory capacity and will not possess any decision-making authority. The advisory council will be governed by bylaws, and Hydrodog retains the right to establish, modify, merge, or dissolve any advisory council at any time. This includes the right to remove council members at Hydrodog's discretion.