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Buy a Tip Top K9 Franchise

Tip Top K9 is a dog training franchise founded in 2010 by professional trainer Ryan Wimpey, who built a systemized, obedience-focused method around classical conditioning. The company began franchising in 2019 and operates under Tip Top K9 Franchising Company.

The business trains dogs and coaches their owners through three core formats: in-home private lessons, board-and-train programs, and group classes. Most packages fall in the $2,000-$4,000 range, positioning the brand at the higher-value end of the local dog-training market. Franchisees can start home-based, running private lessons and a few board-and-trains from a personal residence before scaling up.

A central feature of the model is its corporate back office: a staffed call center handles inbound and outbound calls, appointment booking, billing, and payment plans for every location, while the franchisor manages digital marketing. This frees owners to concentrate on training and sales. The network spans 24 locations across 11 states.

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Why buy a Tip Top K9 Franchise?

Buying a Tip Top K9 franchise gives a new owner entry into a low-overhead, home-based dog-training model within a pet category that has stayed resilient across economic cycles. The brand’s premium package pricing supports stronger per-job revenue than volume-led training competitors, and the corporate call center, billing, and managed marketing remove three of the operational tasks that most often slow new service businesses.

Franchisees also gain product support through Tip Top K9’s national distributor accounts, which stock over 150 branded items, from leashes and collars to apparel, banners, and trade-show materials, at lower cost than buying independently. Ongoing business coaching and consultative-sales training back the owner on the revenue side, not just the training side.

Tip Top K9 Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $48,000

    • Initial Investment

      $53,175 - $104,735

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

  • Training & Support

    • 261 hours on the job training

    • 80 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Tip Top K9 – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners complete an intensive initial program of 80 hours of classroom instruction and 261 hours of on-the-job training over six weeks, preceded by six theory-focused Zoom calls. Ongoing support includes access to head trainers, continuing-education seminars, free retraining, business coaching, and consultative-sales training. A call center staffed with 18 admins handles inbound and outbound calls, booking, billing, and payment plans for every location, while the franchisor manages each unit's digital marketing. Resale buyers should confirm with Tip Top K9 what initial training and call-center onboarding transfers to a new owner.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Tip Top K9 suits hands-on, people-focused operators who genuinely enjoy working with dogs and their owners. No prior training experience is required, since the franchisor's six-week program builds the skill set, so the bigger fit factors are temperament and drive: comfort with consultative, in-home selling, strong customer relationships, and the discipline to run a full-time owner-operator business. Because the call center and marketing are handled centrally, the owner's energy goes into training delivery and converting leads, making this a good match for sales-capable people who want active, hands-on work rather than a desk-bound role.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Tip Top K9 has earned repeated recognition from Franchise Business Review, including Top 200 Franchise honors in both 2025 and 2026, a 2026 Franchisee Excellence Award, and Top Franchises for Women in 2025 and 2026, alongside Top Recession-Resistant, Top Culture, and Top Low-Cost Franchise listings. The brand has also been cited with a Five-Star Top Franchises Satisfaction Award and named Best in the Pet Business Category. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the reputation of the specific territory, including local reviews, referral sources, and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Dog training sits within a large, durable US pet-care market. The American Veterinary Medical Association counts roughly 87 million dogs in the United States, and about 44% of US households own at least one dog (Forbes, 2024). Morgan Stanley projects pet spending will grow around 8% a year, a 134% increase over the next decade, and surveys show many owners treat pets as family and prioritize their care even when budgets tighten. For resale buyers, that demand resilience matters alongside a specific territory's local competition, reputation, and established client base.

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