Averan The Dog Stop Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new location of The Dog Stop ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Dog Stop opening package
The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $493,850 to $1,373,500, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps The Dog Stop franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated pet care specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for The Dog Stop’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against The Dog Stop’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
Already open with another bookkeeper? See The Dog Stop conversion package.
What The Dog Stop opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your location of The Dog Stop and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report The Dog Stop asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn The Dog Stop’s Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system The Dog Stop requires, its booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your location of The Dog Stop opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
The Dog Stop royalty, brand fund and report due dates for your location go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of The Dog Stop’s Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
The Dog Stop figures from the FDD
The Dog Stop’s 35 locations open all of 2025, 29 franchised and 6 affiliate-owned, averaged $833,084 of total revenue, according to Item 19 of The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD, issued 30 April 2026. Fees paid to The Dog Stop come to about 8.84%* of sales. The Dog Stop franchise costs $493,850 to $1,373,500 to open.
The Dog Stop initial franchise fee is $60,000, which is part of The Dog Stop Item 7 estimate, according to The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD.
10 The Dog Stop locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The Dog Stop had 23 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The Dog Stop.
- The Dog Stop’s current FDD.
- The Dog Stop monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system The Dog Stop requires.
- The booking system.
- The Dog Stop reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from The Dog Stop owners
Does Averan Advisors work with The Dog Stop owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for The Dog Stop owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does The Dog Stop royalty show up in the books?
The Dog Stop royalty is 6% of sales, according to The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales.
What does it cost to open a location of The Dog Stop?
The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one location of The Dog Stop costs $493,850 to $1,373,500. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my location of The Dog Stop opens?
The books for your location of The Dog Stop move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in The Dog Stop’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about opening your location of The Dog Stop
Send the short form for The Dog Stop opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your location of The Dog Stop and your opening date.
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