Hounds Town USA is an interactive doggie daycare offering overnight boarding, grooming, and more. They have a significant advantage over other doggie daycare concepts due to the deep knowledge of canine psychology by their Founder, Mike Gould. Hounds Town USA has created facilities with dogs’ true wants and needs in mind, which keeps the buildout simple and inexpensive. Bully breeds alone count for 20% of the dog population, yet they are refused service at many competitor doggie daycare franchises – but not at Hounds Town! Unlike many other doggie daycare concepts, they do not discriminate against dogs based on breed, age, or disability, allowing them to serve many more dogs.

Business Features

1. Lower Investment: By utilizing simple, cost-effective, and dog-friendly materials, Hounds Town USA allows franchise owners to open their business starting at $358,900. This investment is significantly lower than other doggie daycare franchises in the country allowing their owners to break even sooner an enjoy larger profit margins.

2. Outstanding Revenue: In 2021, their Average Gross Sales for locations open 5 years or more was $1,082,411* with a Net Operating Profit of $342,257*! The Average Gross Sales of locations open one year or more was $632,144* with a Net Operating Profit of $142,004*!

2. Simple Operations: At Hounds Town, not only is their build-out simple but running the business is as well! They have fairly low overhead and minimal staffing requirements. Their owners can run their locations with a 15:1 dog to human ratio, and since they are closed to the public 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm each day, there is no need for additional staff to speak with customers.

3. Semi-Absentee Option: Because of the simplicity of their business model and the minimal requirements for daily operations; most of their franchise owners operate as Semi-Absentee, allowing them to focus on pursuing other passions. In fact, this is a great opportunity for those who would like to run their business as semi-absentee from day one.

4. Canine Expertise: Their “Unrivaled Canine Expert”, Founder Michael S. Gould, has almost 40 years of direct canine experience that he passes along to all new Hounds Town owners. This expertise is evident at Hounds Town in how they’ve modeled their concept after childcare solutions rather than other doggie daycare options.

5. Results Driven Marketing Support: They have developed a three-tiered marketing plan designed specifically to ensure that all new owners do not have to worry about having customers when they open. By cultivating a customer base primarily through Facebook groups, they have seen the average number of new dog evaluations in the first 10 days of opening increase 133% year over year!

6. Hounds Town Charities: Each Hounds Town USA franchise location has partnered with local charities, rescues, and shelters to offer discounted doggie daycare, boarding, and other services to dogs waiting for their “furever” homes.  First and foremost, their company culture is one of strong community outreach and impact.