Does Hydrodog guarantee approval for a franchisee's relocation request?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 4.2 Relocation of the Territory. You may not operate your HydroDog Business from any location on a fixed or mobile basis other than through your mobile operations of the HydroDog Vehicle without our prior written consent. If, in our Business Judgment, there is a change in character of your Territory sufficiently detrimental to its business potential to warrant your HydroDog Business's relocation to a new geographic area comprising a new or modified Territory, we reserve the right to permit you to relocate your HydroDog Business to operate within a new or modified Territory, subject to your compliance with all of our System Standards. We reserve the right to deny any such relocation at our sole discretion. Any relocation will be at your sole expense. If you obtain our approval, you must reopen your HydroDog Business within the new or modified Territory as soon as practicable, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after our approval is given. Except as stated herein, you are not permitted to relocate your HydroDog Business or operate, promote or market outside your Territory.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Hydrodog does not guarantee approval for a franchisee's relocation request. The FDD states that a franchisee may not operate their HydroDog Business from any location other than through mobile operations of the HydroDog Vehicle without Hydrodog's prior written consent. Hydrodog reserves the right to permit a franchisee to relocate their HydroDog Business if there is a change in the character of their territory that is sufficiently detrimental to its business potential. However, Hydrodog also reserves the right to deny any such relocation at its sole discretion.
If a franchisee obtains Hydrodog's approval for relocation, they must reopen their HydroDog Business within the new or modified territory as soon as practicable, but no more than 30 days after approval is given. The franchisee is responsible for all expenses associated with the relocation.
This means that while Hydrodog may allow a franchisee to relocate under certain circumstances, the approval is not guaranteed and is subject to Hydrodog's discretion. A prospective franchisee should carefully consider this policy and the potential costs associated with relocation before investing in a Hydrodog franchise.