Own a Dog Training Franchise

with The Dog Wizard

Join the BOOMING Pet Industry

There are many reasons to start your own dog training franchise, but the primary reason for many is their love of dogs – and a desire to do something rewarding: helping people and animals. And the pet industry, and dog ownership specifically, is booming, which affords you the opportunity to make a good money while doing something you love.

 

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Why Start Your Dog Training Franchise With Us?

Owning your own business may seem like a daunting goal, but if you’ve got a strong work ethic, then becoming a Dog Wizard dog training franchise partner could be a career that provides economic growth and independence, while giving you immense personal satisfaction by helping dogs and their owners become better companions.

Simple and Proven Dog Training Business Model

Our business model is simple: we train dogs and make those dogs and their owners better companions. The demand for this – and the gift of strengthening those relationships – continues to be in extremely high demand, which allows you to enter that market and capture a leading share.

Nearly 40 Locations Across Multiple Territories

With us, you are your own boss, operating your business with the ongoing support of The Dog Wizard corporate team behind you. We are structured and motivated to ensure your success, providing you with the ‘playbook’ and best practices to start-up and build the business.

Committed to Supporting Your Growth and Success

We invest heavily upfront to ensure that all aspects of your on-boarding and start-up is thorough: from training you in the “Wizard Way” and our philosophy and methodology in training dogs, to the business side of how to set-up and start-up your business.

We get that you need a solid foundation from which to grow. And we are here every step of the way from the very beginning, through your launch, and as you gain momentum. Candidly, the upside opportunity is completely up to you and how aggressive you want to be in building your business. We have the tools. All you need to do is use them – and build the kind of business and lifestyle you want.

Our Locations

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Your Investment

The total investment to begin operation of a Dog Wizard business is estimated to range between $73,350 and $101,500.

The Initial Franchise Fee for a single THE DOG WIZARD franchised business is $50,000.

This includes a Protected Territory defined by a 300,000 person population. If you want to enlarge your Territory, we have various easy ways to do so.

The point is that within that sized population, and given 60% of households on average own a at least one dog, there are plenty of dogs that need to be trained every year.

Our Three Tiered Approach

We offer several ways that our franchise partners can get into The Dog Wizard business

Mobile Dog Training

  • Operate the business from your residence and travel via your Dog Wizard graphic-wrapped van to client homes and other public spaces to train the dogs.
  • Provided full support from The Dog Wizard professional call center and operations team.
  • Low overhead to get started.
  • Often the starting point for most independent owner/operators.

Retail Facility Dog Training

  • Elevate your business with a brick and mortar facility allowing you to train 365 days a year in a controlled environment.
  • While still maintaining the mobile outreach, customers can also come to you for drop-offs, group training, private lessons, and multi-week board & train offerings.
  • Build your team with kennel technicians and additional trainers, allowing you to faster scale revenue and profits.
  • Allows you more separation from client dogs who might otherwise be staying with you 24/7 – helps better balance your life as you grow the business.

Dog Training Added to Existing Boarding & Daycare Facilities

  • Many current operators of dog boarding and daycare facilities are adding The Dog Wizard dog training to their business model.
  • Leverages your existing network of customers to offer in-demand dog training while already at your facility.
  • Introduce a new segment of clientele looking for multi-week board and train services.
  • Our studies have shown that in many cases, over 30% of year-over-year revenue growth may come organically by simply adding The Dog Wizard training.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! First off, nearly 60% of households in the US own at least one dog. And, Americans spent approximately $100 billion on their pets in 2020 with nearly $11 billion on services like training. A lot of this is being driven by millennials who are spending more money on their pets than any previous generation. So yes, this is indeed a dynamic market with continued upward growth.

The benefit of joining The Dog Wizard as a franchise partner is that you do not need to be an expert in training dogs. You will learn everything necessary about dog training from our expert trainers at the Dog Wizard Academy. The Academy is a 10,000 square-foot flagship facility in Cincinnati Ohio. You will learn basic obedience training, on and off-leash training, health and safety, and overnight boarding best practices. Additionally, if you are the owner/operator, we will teach you core business operations.  Once you’ve successfully graduated, you’re certified and ready to become a Dog Wizard trainer!

Many people assume the cost of setting up their own business is beyond their means. However, with a start-up cost of an estimated $73,000 to $215,000, that goal of owning your own business is very much within reach. 

If you’ve got a solid credit score there are several options available to secure financing and spread-out the cost of the franchise fee among other initial expenses.

Once you’ve been certified as a Dog Wizard balanced trainer, you won’t need to spend a huge amount of your budget on labor costs. Many of our franchise owners run successful training services, but hire other Dog Wizard certified trainers over time to meet demand.

Our dog training franchises are successful because we understand dogs and dog owners. After 16 years of dog training expertise, we understand that dogs want to please their owners and respond best to positive reinforcement, while dog owners want to feel loved and listened to by their pets. Once we’ve helped you master the principles of balanced dog training, you’ll be able to manage your business with the ease and joy that we do.

Your success as a franchise partner is critical to our success as a Company.  We need you – and all other franchisees – to grow and prosper. Therefore, we are diligent in on-boarding you to learn how to effectively manage the business. As an example, we help develop and launch your local marketing and social media efforts to generate leads for your business, guide you through the set-up and training of our CRM, assist in ordering equipment and supplies, and many other critical things in our checklist to ensure you build the proper foundation for growth.

Franchisee Testimonials

Shelby Vandais

The Dog Wizard Wilmington

“After graduating from The University of North Carolina Wilmington with a degree in biology, I knew I wanted a career that involved animals.”

Justin Hall

The Dog Wizard Atlanta

“I am certain that my knowledge and skills developed in my time during the Dog Wizard training program helped me rise above the competition here in Atlanta and become very successful in just a few months.”

Robert Bradshaw

The Dog Wizard Durham

“The work is both personally and financially rewarding, and I now have the flexibility to set my schedule to suit the needs in other areas of my life. Thanks to The Dog Wizard for making this possible.”

Our Team

Gretchen Hollifield
Gretchen Hollifield
Founder & Chief Customer Officer
Grant Reeves
Grant Reeves
Chief Financial Officer
Jason Watson
Jason Watson
SVP Sales & Business Development
Noelle Woodhead
Noelle Woodhead
VP Operations
Katie Chasen
Katie Chasen
Sales Associate
Kassia Whittaker
Kassia Whittaker
Director Customer Service

Become a Dog Wizard… Today!

If you are interested in becoming a “Dog Wizard” and owning a Dog Wizard franchise, please complete this quick form and let’s talk. The purpose of this form is to gather general information. Of course, this does not commit you in any way to anything. Should you meet our baseline qualifications and a mutual interest develops, we will request additional information.

Thank again for your interest, and we look forward to being in contact soon!

If you would like to apply for a job with The Dog Wizard, please visit our academy page.