Fetch! Pet Care vs Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Fetch! Pet Care vs Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Fetch! Pet Care Franchise
Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise
Investment $64,467 - $83,667$718,500 - $1,457,500
Franchise Fee $59,500$50,000
Royalty Fee 5%7%
Advertising Fee 1.5%1%
Year Founded 20022000
Year Franchised 20032003
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee -$5K


Business Experience Requirements
 
Fetch! Pet Care Franchise
Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience

  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Fetch! Pet Care Franchise
    Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/YesNo/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/Yes
    Equipment No/YesNo/Yes
    Inventory No/YesNo/Yes
    Receivables No/YesNo/Yes
    Payroll No/YesNo/Yes

    Training & Support
     
    Fetch! Pet Care Franchise
    Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise
    Training -Unlike other business opportunities, becoming a Camp Bow Wow franchisee provides you with the most comprehensive and applicable training program available in the dog care industry. You will gain immediate knowledge on how to operate your Camp efficiently, as well as learn the emerging science of dog behavior, group play dynamics, sanitation, pet first aid and safety. Joining Camp Bow Wow will dramatically reduce your investment risk and put you on the right path to success! On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Home study: 1 week; online training Absentee Ownership Allowed
    Support Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperativesOur turn-key franchising program does not end when you open your doors for business. When you join our pack, you become our most important asset and we are committed to providing you with the marketing, training, operations and systems support necessary to help you succeed. Whether you are our most profitable Camp or are a Camp in need of some help, our goal is to work with you to proactively identify areas to improve, innovate and become better than ever. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
    Marketing Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertisingCo-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    24% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 20

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Expansion Plans
     
    Fetch! Pet Care Franchise
    Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion NoNo

    Company Overviews

    About Fetch! Pet Care

    The Fetch! Pet Care way Fetch! Pet Care offers a franchise opportunity with a thriving future that gives you incredible freedom, and a career that offers long-term growth and income potential. Fetch! Pet Care is America's largest pet sitting and dog walking franchise, servicing more than 1,800 cities and towns nationwide and growing all the time. Our large national partners such as AAA and Blue Cross Blue Shield market us to over 115,000,000 members, customers, employees and associates across the country. Talk about getting the word out and delivering business directly to you! Last year we were voted among one hundred of the nation's lowest risk, lowest cost franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, and this year we were ranked in Entrepreneur magazine's coveted Franchise 500 list, named as one of 20 boom businesses to get into by Small Business Opportunities magazine, and listed by Entrepreneur magazine as one of 7 hot businesses that can make you rich! We've been featured on The View, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America and MSNBC, to name just a few - ok, now we're just showing off - and you can show off with us. You'll truly work in a fun-loving business - who else will be able to say that they give belly rubbing and ear scratching at no extra cost. And, best of all you'll have flexibility each day to enjoy life. Regardless of your previous experience, our systematic approach to training, pet care, office management and developing your customer base will give you the confidence to succeed with your own pet care service franchise.

    About Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies

    In the spring of 1994, my husband Bion and I put the finishing touches on a dog business plan that represented our dream of owning a dog franchise together and our wish to create a happier place for dogs to stay for the day or night. The thought of leaving our furry "kids" in a kennel just wouldn't suffice, so we created a plan for a fun and safe Camp version of the traditional dog kennel. Soon after we began our search for the first Camp Bow Wow location, Bion died tragically in a plane crash. I never gave up on our dream and I eventually opened the first Camp Bow Wow in 2000. Since then, Camp Bow Wow has grown into the country's premier dog day care and boarding establishment with over 90 current locations and another 115 Camps under development in the U.S. and Canada. While maintaining a mom-and-pop feel, we have advanced and standardized our concept into the most sophisticated doggy day care and overnight operation in the country. Utilizing technology, state-of-the-art facility design, and intensive employee training,
    Camp Bow Wows are operationally the best run and safest environments for dogs to play, romp, and receive lots of love and attention. In early 2009, we launched our newest pet care concept, Home Buddies by Camp Bow Wow! This in-home pet sitting service leverages our years of experience leading the dog services industry and channels these efforts into a new opportunity targeting a rapidly growing market. As a Home Buddies franchisee you will manage a team of devoted pet lovers who cater to a unique segment of the population who demand the highest levels of quality and service. Home Buddies will offer dog walking, pet sitting for dogs, cats, birds, fish, small mammals and reptiles, shuttle service to and from vet offices and Camp, grooming and training services, care for special needs pets, pet food delivery and pet waste clean-up services.
    Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee
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    #248 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #172 in Franchise 500 for 2021.