Colorado dog hiking business looking for NM expansion

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Colorado-based dog walking business “Hike Doggie” is looking to expand its footprint into New Mexico after finding success in the Denver metro. It began as a small start-up business in 2016 out of founder Kath Allen’s house. “It took off,” Allen says. What started as a rag-tag operation made up of […]

Hike Doggie Training: The Three Pillars of Success

At Hike Doggie, we’re committed to offering you support you can count on. As your trusted partner, we’re fond of saying that you’ll be in business for yourself, but never by yourself. Like most franchise opportunities, Hike Doggie requires no prior pet industry knowledge or experience to become a franchisee. And it’s also true that […]

What to Expect at Hike Doggie’s Special “Dig Day”

Here at Hike Doggie, “Dig Day” is a very special occasion. It’s reserved for those entrepreneurial candidates who have progressed to the fourth out of five steps in our franchise investigative process. This final stage is known by other names in the industry such as “Discovery Day,” or “Meet the Team Day.” Typically hosted at […]

Hike Doggie Answers the Most Common Questions About our Business Model

Here at Hike Doggie, we’re always fielding calls from entrepreneurial candidates who want to know more about our franchise opportunity. Even though we have what we’d like to call an award-winning franchise website (separate from our consumer-facing site), there are still lots of questions asked, along with many clarifications about what it takes to succeed […]

Hike Doggie Celebrates “National Walk Your Dog Month”

First and foremost, Happy New Year to all of our fans from Hike Doggie! It is our sincere wish that you and yours enjoy a prosperous year full of positive change and success. As for our plans the first few weeks of 2025, we have a special announcement to share – we’d like to invite […]

Hike Doggie franchise makes its way to Chattanooga area

The nation’s only dog hiking franchise, Hike Doggie, is looking to expand from its home in Colorado to the Chattanooga metro area. Hike Doggie founder Kath Allen announced the expansion plan to multiple new marketplaces, Chattanooga being one of several in the Southeastern United States. According to the press release, Nashville and Knoxville are also on […]

Are You Quiet Quitting Your Job? If So, We Have a Solution…

Many people may still be unaware of the term “Quiet Quitting,” but may be engaging in this activity themselves. Quiet quitting refers to employees who are disengaged at work, only doing the bare minimum they need to do to get by. Their only goal at this point is to keep their job and the steady […]

The Advantages of Franchising with an Emerging Brand Like Hike Doggie

Hike Doggie was founded back in 2016 with a simple mission statement – to make dogs as happy as they make us. We know, we know – it’s a tall order, but somebody’s got to do it. But since we only recently began franchising our concept, we’re still considered what the industry calls an “emerging” […]

Debunking Common Myths About Franchise Ownership

There continues to be plenty of interest in the Hike Doggie’s franchise opportunity from our entrepreneurial-minded candidates, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have questions about franchise ownership in general. Our candidates tend to be inquisitive, which we appreciate. But often, there is repitition about how franchising really works that has more to do with […]

Is Your Market Right for a Hike Doggie Franchise?

We’d like to remind everyone that the Hike Doggie’s franchise opportunity is open to all entrepreneurial candidates, provided they meet the criteria and financial obligations necessary to own and operate our business model. But one of the most common questions we get asked is whether or not a particular market is right for our adventuresome […]