Sit Means Sit Dog Training Franchise

Sit Means Sit Dog Training, a Sit Means Sit Franchise Group franchise, has been franchising since 2009 - 11 years after the concept was founded in 1998 , currently with 200 total locations in the pet services sector, headquartered in NV. Per the 2024 FDD, budget a total initial investment of $26K to $110K, with the 323% low-to-high spread driven mainly by site size, market, and how extensive the buildout runs. Included in that number: the franchise fee of $30K, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital to carry the business through ramp-up.

Ongoing royalties run 8.0% of gross sales; add the 2.0% advertising-fund contribution and the combined ongoing draw reaches 10.0% of gross sales. Critically, Sit Means Sit Dog Training does disclose financial performance data in Item 19, a voluntary disclosure that only about a third of U.S. franchisors make. The reported average gross revenue per location is $200K; at that revenue level the typical unit hands back roughly $16K a year in royalty alone. Treat revenue and profit as separate questions: rent, labor, cost of goods, and local demand all determine what a franchisee actually keeps.

The unit count trend here is positive -- Sit Means Sit Dog Training posted 5.0% net growth year-over-year (20 openings, 10 closures). Growing networks tend to signal healthy unit economics for prospective operators, though it is worth distinguishing organic demand from an aggressive franchise-sales push.