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SBA-eligible · directory code S0087 since 2017
All American Pet Resorts
Pet Services · independent · est. —
All American Pet Resorts provides pet boarding and daycare, giving dogs (and sometimes other pets) overnight lodging and supervised daytime play while owners are away. Some locations add grooming and training. A franchisee operates a pet-care facility with kennels, play areas, and staff.
All American Pet Resorts net unit count grew +11.1% from 2021–2023 per its FDD Item 20.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Too new to judge
Distress
10 franchised units over 3 disclosed years is not a track record — systems this early have realized only a fraction of their eventual failures. Judge the disclosures, not a verdict.
Exit rate · latest year
0.0%
vs 4.7% across 18 pet services systems
Cost to open
$688K–$1.5M
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
Too few resolved
7 loans exist; too few resolved to rate
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2021–2023
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2023, 0 of 9 franchised outlets left the system — a 0.0% annualized exit rate, vs 4.7% across 18 pet services systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Opened | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Transfers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Net change | 0 | 0 | +1 |
The lender's view
SBA 7(a)/504 loan performance · FY1991–present
Banks have made 7 SBA-backed loans to All American Pet Resorts franchisees since 2015. Most are still open, so there is not yet a resolved cohort large enough to rate.
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5 resolved · too thin to rate
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avg. charged-off $ ÷ approved $
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default rate × loss severity
$2,016,666
what recent franchisees borrowed
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approval → charge-off, defaulted loans
2 vs 2
distinct banks still lending
Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%)
Loan performance by state
SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO ALL AMERICAN PET RESORTS BY FRANCHISE NAME · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $70K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $688K–$1.5M (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.
To open (Item 7)
$688K–$1.5M
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$70K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
7%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$70K
7% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$700K
royalties alone, excl. ad fund
This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.
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news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for All American Pet Resorts. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing All American Pet Resorts's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.
Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →All American Pet Resorts franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of All American Pet Resorts franchises closed last year?
In All American Pet Resorts's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2023), 0 of 9 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.0% — compared with 4.7% across 18 pet services systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a All American Pet Resorts franchise cost?
Per All American Pet Resorts's 2024 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $70K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $688K–$1.5M (Item 7).
What royalty does All American Pet Resorts charge?
All American Pet Resorts charges an ongoing royalty of 7.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2024 FDD.
Does All American Pet Resorts disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — All American Pet Resorts makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2024 FDD. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.