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Camp Bow Wow franchise — is it worth it?

Pet services · FDD-based assessment · registered 2026

Medium risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed

Camp Bow Wow is a pet services franchise with an initial investment ranging from $954,606 to $1,229,536.

Everything below is free, read straight off Camp Bow Wow's registered filing. The $99 report is the part a single FDD can't give you: the earnings figures themselves, and where every number lands against pet services peers.

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Total initial investment
$954,606 – $1,229,536
Bottom quartile for pet services · median $367,600
Initial franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
3.5%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Disclosed
figures locked
Litigation (Item 3)
2 cases
in Item 3
Outlet network
225 units
+2 last year
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Figures above are as disclosed in Camp Bow Wow's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641544 — check it yourself. The Item 19 figures, where each number ranks against peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

How much does a Camp Bow Wow franchise make?

Camp Bow Wow is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Camp Bow Wow reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against pet services peers are in the full report. See every pet services brand that discloses earnings in the Pet services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.

Camp Bow Wow franchise profit vs. revenue

Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Camp Bow Wow's 3.5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Camp Bow Wow franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Camp Bow Wow franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Camp Bow Wow's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.

Camp Bow Wow lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Camp Bow Wow's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose 2 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Camp Bow Wow itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full Camp Bow Wow report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.

Camp Bow Wow closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Camp Bow Wow will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Camp Bow Wow's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a pet services of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Camp Bow Wow's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Camp Bow Wow's churn ranks against pet services peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Camp Bow Wow?

Camp Bow Wow's franchise is offered by Camp Bow Wow Franchising, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Pet services franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Camp Bow Wow is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Canine Dimensions$70,950 – $79,750 · Item 19 disclosedBubbly Paws$195,009 – $370,920 · Item 19 disclosedBowie Barker$315,250 – $618,000 · Item 19 disclosedCamp Run-a-Mutt$588,900 – $1,139,900 · Item 19 disclosedTailWaggers Doggy Daycare$712,300 – $1,107,667Wag N Wash$513,320 – $1,317,900 · Item 19 disclosedPet Evolution®$606,300 – $1,239,500 · Item 19 disclosedThe Dog Stop$493,850 – $1,373,500 · Item 19 disclosedCentral Bark$620,100 – $1,394,250 · Item 19 disclosedPet Evolution®$800,550 – $1,256,000 · Item 19 disclosedDogtopia$664,355 – $1,478,820 · Item 19 disclosedPSP$540,520 – $1,975,005 · Item 19 disclosed

Camp Bow Wow franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Camp Bow Wow — who is the franchisor?

Camp Bow Wow's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Camp Bow Wow Franchising, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Camp Bow Wow franchise cost?

Camp Bow Wow's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $954,606 – $1,229,536, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000 and a 3.5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against pet services peers.

How much profit does a Camp Bow Wow franchise make?

Camp Bow Wow discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (3.5% of gross for Camp Bow Wow), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Camp Bow Wow franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.

Does Camp Bow Wow disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes — Camp Bow Wow reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against pet services peers.

Are there lawsuits against Camp Bow Wow?

Camp Bow Wow's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses 2 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Camp Bow Wow itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.

Is Camp Bow Wow a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from Camp Bow Wow's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against pet services peers, which is what the full report is for. Our read on this filing is medium risk, stated free above. For $99 you get the figures driving that read, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.

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A Camp Bow Wow franchise is a $954,606 – $1,229,536 decision you make once, on a ten-year agreement, usually with a personal guarantee behind it. For $99 you get an independent read of the document that decides it: the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against pet services peers, the litigation split into franchisee and corporate matters, the churn behind the outlet count — and the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign. If it tells you nothing new, reply within 14 days and we'll refund it.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.