Pet Butler vs Dogs Love Running! Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Pet Butler vs Dogs Love Running! including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Pet Butler Franchise
Dogs Love Running! Franchise
Investment $39,500 - $92,000$15,500 - $46,200
Franchise Fee $18,900$12,000
Royalty Fee 7%5%
Advertising Fee -0
Year Founded 19982008
Year Franchised 20052010
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Renewal Fee 25% of initial fee50% of the then-current franchise fee


Business Experience Requirements

 
Pet Butler Franchise
Dogs Love Running! Franchise
Experience -Some general business and marketing/sales experience will be beneficial to you, but is not mandatory. Other Experience: We are looking for people who truly love animals. We prefer people who understand and appreciate the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and why exercise is a fundamental part of a balanced life for both humans and pets. Experience running for pleasure/fun (or even competitively) is helpful, but not mandatory

Financing Options

 
Pet Butler Franchise
Dogs Love Running! Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/Yes-/-
Receivables No/Yes-/-
Payroll No/Yes-/-

Training & Support

 
Pet Butler Franchise
Dogs Love Running! Franchise
Training -Approximately 3 days of in-person classroom and in-the-field instruction. You may bring an additional person to the entire training program.
Support -After the initial training, you'll receive continual help and guidance in operating and growing your business.
Marketing -Our marketing program is simple and effective: we build relationships in person and online. There are very few costs for "traditional" advertising. Instead, you'll jump on board our state-of-the-art website to gather most of your leads and new customers. Plus, in addition to the support we provide you directly, we have a marketing partner with a huge library of information, videos, pre-recorded webinars, and data that you'll have full access to whenever you want to learn more about modern marketing strategies and tactics.
Operations -

Franchise is home-based and designed to be a full-time job

*Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 (yourself or an appointed manager)

*This business is designed for you to delegate your pet visits to team members (which allows you to grow faster in less time), but you can also make some/all of the pet visits yourself

*Absentee ownership is allowed with our prior approval


Expansion Plans

 
Pet Butler Franchise
Dogs Love Running! Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Pet Butler

Everyone loves their dog, but no one likes cleaning up after it! Here are just some of the reasons why we're so excited about this opportunity:
* Close to 40% of US households own at least one dog.
* Two in ten dog owners own two dogs.
* One in ten dog owners own three or more dogs.
* In Baby Boomer households where there are no children under 18 years of age, more dogs are owned on average (two).
* There are over 63 million dogs in the US.
* The average dog leaves its owners 23 "presents" per week.
* 30 million US households have at least one dog and not one of these households enjoys cleaning up after it!
* Our first franchise (company owned) has over 3,000 clients in the Dallas Fort Worth Area of Texas and consistently serves several thousand pets and their owners each week.

* According to the U.S. Department of Commerce:
o Although only 8% of businesses are franchises, they represent 40% of all retail sales in the U.S.
o Proven methods are often better than trial and error.
o A franchise is usually easier to sell and has a higher value than an independent business.
o Consumers prefer a nationally recognized name 2 to 1.
o The synergy of a group of people, all contributing ideas and motivation, is a benefit to each individual.

About Dogs Love Running!

Dogs Love Running!

We've got pets of our own and Dogs Love Running! know how important they are. And, to us, it's a really big deal to put our pets in the hands' of others. It's probably a big deal to you, too. That's why we want you to get to know, like, and trust us.

And although it just naturally takes time to get to fully trust someone, perhaps the facts that Dogs Love Running! has tons and tons of raving fans and a "Small Business of the Year" award will help us earn your faith that you can put your trust in us.

On top of all that, you should know that we started this company with the mission to Make Pets Happy and to make a difference by helping pets live longer and behave better. If you like the sound of that, then you're probably a lot like us in what we value and how we conduct ourselves and our business.

You should join Dogs Love Running!'s happy little "tribe" of people.  

You'll be glad you did. And so will your pet.