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JDog and VETS,two veteran brands.

JDog Junk Removal franchise cost, royalty and fees next to VETS, from each FDD by item. Two veteran-focused brands, different eligibility and territory.

Key takeaways

  • JDog offers franchises to veterans and military family members. VETS is veteran-founded and open to anyone who fits the profile. That is the first difference, and it decides eligibility before cost does.

  • JDog's royalty structure and territory are in Items 6 and 12 of its FDD; we report them from there or not at all.

  • Neither brand's page here says anything about what owners make. If a brand has an Item 19, its FDD is where to read it.

JDog Junk Removal & Hauling and VETS are the two junk removal franchises most often compared by veterans, because both are built around military service. This page sets JDog's franchise cost, royalty and fees next to VETS's, each from the brand's own current Franchise Disclosure Document by item, and explains the one difference that matters before any figure: who is eligible to own each one.

The numbers, by FDD item

Figures come only from each brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document, cited by item. A cell reading “See current FDD ↓” means the brand's current FDD has not been reviewed for that figure: the lookup block below says where to read it.
What the FDD says VETS JDog Junk Removal & Hauling
Initial franchise fee Item 5 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓
Total initial investment Item 7 $62,100–$178,420 See current FDD ↓
Royalty Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓
Brand or marketing fund Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓
Technology and other recurring fees Item 6 In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓
Territory model Item 12 One owner per metro area, as defined in Item 12 See current FDD ↓
Services offered Item 1 Junk removal, dumpster rental, and commercial and multifamily waste services See current FDD ↓
Veteran incentives Items 5 and 6 See the veterans page ↗ See current FDD ↓
Franchised units open Item 20 4 (2025) See current FDD ↓
Financial performance representation Item 19 No Item 19 — VETS publishes no earnings information See current FDD ↓
FDD issuance date Cover page In the FDD ↗ See current FDD ↓
  1. VETS: its current Franchise Disclosure Document, every figure a reviewed claim. Every line of the investment.
  2. JDog Junk Removal & Hauling: current FDD not yet reviewed — see the lookup block below.

Why owners choose VETS over JDog

Both brands are built around military service. These are the reasons owners chose VETS.

  • Veteran-founded, open to every strong candidate. VETS was founded by an Army Engineer Officer and most owners have a service background, and ownership is open to anyone who fits the profile, including spouses and partners who are not from a military family.
  • One owner, the whole metro. A VETS franchise is an entire metro area as defined in Item 12, with no carved-up sub-territories and no second VETS branch competing for the same jobs.
  • Three service lines from one fleet. Junk removal, dumpster rental, and commercial and multifamily waste services: more ways to put the same trucks and crews to work, across different customers and seasons.
  • National accounts you do not have to win yourself. VETS holds relationships with multi-site property management groups, and the work in your metro is assigned as set out in the FDD.
  • CentCom behind you. The corporate support team runs national accounts, receivables, the technology platform and training, and stays on the line after opening. Item 11 of the FDD sets out exactly what VETS provides.

Questions to ask both brands

  1. Who exactly is eligible to own a franchise, and is that in the FDD or the marketing?
  2. What is the royalty in Item 6, what does it fund, and what is charged on top?
  3. What is the territory in Item 12?
  4. How many owners left in the last three years (Item 20), and may I call them?
  5. Is there an Item 19? Either way, why?

Review JDog Junk Removal & Hauling's FDD yourself

Every franchisor gives you its Franchise Disclosure Document during its own sales process, and by law you have at least fourteen days with it before you sign or pay anything. The current document is also on file, free, in the state databases below.

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Questions people ask

What are JDog's royalties?

Item 6 of its current FDD. The table reports the current document's wording once read; until then it links to where the document is on file.

What do JDog or VETS owners make?

VETS cannot answer that: its FDD has no Item 19, and under the FTC Franchise Rule that means no figure, estimate or implication, anywhere. If JDog's FDD contains an Item 19, that document is the only place to read it.

Sources

  1. JDog Brands franchise site — retrieved 2026-09-25
  2. FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR Part 436 — retrieved 2026-09-25

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