What is the deadline for a Hydrodog franchisee to add a required additional HydroDog Vehicle after commencing operations?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You are required to meet the Territory Development Schedule, which requires you to maintain one (1) HydroDog Vehicle for every 100,000 population (or fraction thereof) in your Territory. You must add each required additional HydroDog Vehicle within six (6) months after commencing operations or within six (6) months of any population increase that triggers the requirement for an additional vehicle. Your failure to achieve either the required customer satisfaction index score results or the required customer retention rate results is grounds either for us to require your mandatory attendance at any remedial training program that we specify or for us to allow other franchisees to operate in your Territory, or for us to terminate the Franchise Agreement. In addition, if you do not open the number of mobile pet grooming vehicles as required by the Territory Development Schedule, we may terminate your Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 30–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to maintain one HydroDog Vehicle for every 100,000 residents (or any fraction thereof) within their designated territory. This requirement is part of the Territory Development Schedule.
Specifically, a Hydrodog franchisee must add each additional required HydroDog Vehicle within six months after commencing operations. Additionally, if a population increase within the territory triggers the need for an additional vehicle, the franchisee has six months from the date of that population increase to add the vehicle.
Failure to meet these requirements, along with not achieving the required customer satisfaction index score or customer retention rate results, can lead to mandatory attendance at remedial training, allowing other franchisees to operate in the territory, or even termination of the Franchise Agreement. Therefore, it is crucial for prospective Hydrodog franchisees to carefully assess the population of their territory and plan for potential vehicle additions to avoid penalties.