Laund-UR-Mutt vs HydroDog Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Laund-UR-Mutt vs HydroDog including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Laund-UR-Mutt Franchise
HydroDog Franchise
Investment $150,000$238,000 - $876,900
Franchise Fee $25,000$40,000
Royalty Fee 5%/mo.-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19921994
Year Franchised 19941996
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 50% of originial franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Laund-UR-Mutt Franchise
HydroDog Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Laund-UR-Mutt Franchise
HydroDog Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Laund-UR-Mutt Franchise
HydroDog Franchise
Training Ongoing training available-
Support Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
Operations 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans

 
Laund-UR-Mutt Franchise
HydroDog Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Laund-UR-Mutt

WEBSITE SUSPENDED  MOST LIKELY NO LONGER FRANCHISING
Pet Pioneers Inc. began Laund-UR-Mutt in 1992 to offer customers an alternative to bathing the family pet at home or paying for a groomer. Laund-UR-Mutt facilities offer multiple bays with stainless steel tubs of varying heights for customers and their pets, as well as grooming tables, high-speed grooming dryers, grooming leads, scrub mitts, aprons and portable ladders to help pets get in and out.

About HydroDog

"HYDRODOG
Hydrodog started in Australia in 1994 & started franchising in 1996 with over 200 franchises sold & now here in the US has sold 100 franchises since 2018, the original Australian founder of the company is having incredible success in the US because of the Hydrodog unique selling propositions
1) The mobile grooming truck is a Big blue Dog that sits on the back of a Mercedes sprinter
2) Hydrodog has its own TV series on Animal planet www.Fureverhomefamily.com
3) The founders of the company (the Amos family) created the Bathe to save tour www.bathetosave.com where they washed & rescued thousands of shelter dogs over 48 states multiple times over a 3yr period
4) Hydrodog has been in business for over 25yrs
5) Hydrodog is an owner operator business model with zero employees