List of JDog Franchisees With Closed or Failed Franchises – UPDATED
That JDog Brands and Julip Run Capital have been allowed to target Veterans & military families with the JDog Junk Removal & Carpet Cleaning franchise investments for ten years is a national disgrace – and a wake-up call for Veterans.
Since 2015, JDog franchise disclosure filings indicate that 361 Veteran-owned JDog franchises have been terminated or had ownership transferred. Losses incurred with a failed JDog franchise investment can range from hundreds of thousands of dollars and up. Here are the names and branch of military service for the franchisees that JDog Franchises LLC say have left the system. by Sean Kelly
(UnhappyFranchisee.Com) JDog Franchises LLC and founder Jerry Flanagan claim that the JDog Junk Removal & Hauling franchise “allows Veterans to realize the American dream of business ownership while employing other Veterans.”
They claim they put Veterans & military families into business with a proven system, low start-up costs, high margins, and “a strong ethos of military brother and sisterhood.”
However, more than 361 JDog franchises have been terminated or had ownership transferred from its Veteran owners. JDog’s own company disclosures indicate a franchisee turnover rate of 200+% in the past 5 years.
JDog franchise salespeople may try to dispute these facts, but here are the names and locations of Veterans & military family members that JDog has disclosed as former JDog Junk Removal franchise owners who left the system… many just a few years into their 10-year contracts. We’ve also listed current JDog franchisees who had bought multiple “franchises,” but sold them or turned them back over to the franchisor.
Please read & share our ongoing expose with Veterans, military families, Veteran’s groups, & media contacts: The JDog Franchise Report.
JDog Franchises LLC Has Disclosed This Information in Public Documents
See the JDog Franchise Document Library for primary sources.
In its JDog Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) dated 2016 – 2025, JDog Franchises LLC disclosed the names and contact information for owners who “had an outlet terminated, cancelled, not renewed, or otherwise voluntarily or involuntarily ceased to do business under the franchise agreement during the most recently completed fiscal year or has not communicated with the franchisor within 10 weeks of the disclosure document issuance date.”
We’ve combed through the yearly updates for both the JDog Junk Removal & Hauling franchise and the JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise to compile the list of disclosed names, below.
We’ve added the branch of military served by the franchisee, where known.
This list is a work in progress – please help us update and correct it in the comments below.
JDog Franchisees Exited Franchise System Prematurely (Source: JDog Franchises LLC FDDs)
- Pedro Barnes, Kelly Barnes Cleveland, OH (NAVY)
- Robert Baugher Monica Vacaville CA (MARINE CORP)
- Jeremy Benefiel Denton, TX (ARMY)
- Todd Beier N. Las Vegas NV (ARMY)
- Jon Binzer Birmingham, Huntsville, AL (MARINE CORP)
- Roy Birdwell Clever, MO, Murfreesboro, TN (ARMY NATIONAL GUARD)
- Anneliese Boehm Racine, WI
- Jayd Bosiacki Killeen, TX (ARMY)
- Justin Bowlin Pendleton IN (MARINE CORP)
- Anthony Boyd Alabaster, AL(ARMY)
- Blake Boyd Alabaster, AL (ARMY)
- Grady Brain Athens GA (ARMY)
- Jonathan Brittingham Midwest City OK (ARMY)
- Danny Brock Kokomo IN (AIR FORCE)
- Mustafa Browne Providence Forge VA CARPET (ARMY)
- Greg Buck Charlotte NC (NAVY)
- Jennifer Calhoun East Portland OR (ARMY/National Guard)
- Kenn Capper Spring Lake, North Carolina (MARINE CORP)
- Jeff Carlyle Kennesaw, GA
- Chris Cataldo, Utica, NY (MARINE CORP)
- Toby Catlett Summerville SC (CARPET) (AIR FORCE & Naval Reserves)
- (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Tommy Clevenger Elgin IL (CARPET) LI: November, 2022
- Joshua Coleman Vancouver WA (U.S. Coast Guard/NSA) LI: March 2023
- Tim Colomer AZ, CA, CO, San Antonio, TX (MARINE CORP)
- Shawn Collins GA (USMC/ARMY)
- Natalie Colon Northwest Ohio (ARMY)
- Brett P. Connolly Fishtown/Conshohocken/ Philadelphia, PA (John DiNapoli ARMY)
- Daniel Corrado Centennial CO (CARPET)
- Joe Crandall NJ (CARPET) (NAVY)
- Scott Craiger MD (NAVY)Douglas Crumbly, Woodstock, GA
- Patrick Cummings Indianapolis IN (NAVY)
- Steve Devaux Exton, Paoli, Media, PA Tampa FL
- Dan Dewitt Little Rock AR (ARMY)
- John Dinapoli Philadelphia (Fishtown) PA (ARMY)
- Kristina Donovan Hawthorn Woods IL
- Ryan Donnell Conroe, TX (COAST GUARD)
- Angela Derringer-Donnell Conroe, TX (COAST GUARD)
- Peter Dvorscak Nokesville, Virginia (MARINE CORP)
- Drake Edwards* Plano TX CARPET
- Jason Edwards, Drake Edwards Little Elm TX CARPET
- James Felts NC (ARMY Ranger) (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Rusty Fitzmaurice Winston-Salem, NC (AIR FORCE)
- Stacey Fitzpatrick (Lansdale, PA )
- David Flaishans Forney, TX (MARINE CORP)
- Damon Fogley Austin TX Kyle TX (ARMY)
- Dana Forester Lower Bucks PA (AIR FORCE)
- Dwright Fowler-Davis Wilmington DE (MARINE CORP)
- Guy Fruge Youngsville LA
- Derek Garcia Henderson CO (NAVY)
- Fernando Garcia-Mantilla, Jacksonville, FL CARPET (Juan Garcia, son, MARINES)
- Mark Garlington Lake Charles, LA
- Phillip Garner Alexandria, VA (ARMY)
- Dave Gilbert, Horseheads, NY (NAVY)
- David Gillespie North Point, AL (NAVY)
- Jim Gornick, Cave Creek, AZ
- Al Gourlay, Stafford, VA
- Mitchell Graham, Copley, OH
- Gary Graves GA
- Donald Grey, Kelli Grey, FL
- Steve Grifka Utica, Michigan
- Jason Green Pittsburgh North (MARINE CORP)
- Keith Green Virginia Beach VA (NAVY)
- Sean-Michael Green, Southwestern CT (MARINE CORP)
- Anthony Gro Collegeville PA
- Michael Haire St. Augustine FL
- Greg Halfacre, Birmingham, AL
- Sean Haney York PA (MARINE CORP)
- Kevin Haseney FL (ARMY)
- Jason Harrison Austin TX
- Josh Helm Fridley, MN (ARMY)
- Toni Hennigan Hurst Euless & Bedford TX (ARMY – son)
- Meaghan Henry, Kevin Henry Willow Spring NC (MARINE CORP)
- Thomas “TR” Hoffman Columbia SC (ARMY)
- Minh Huynh Battle Creek, MI (JDog Carpet Cleaning) (ARMY)
- Derone Joplin Rockwall TX (MARINE CORP)
- David Kaiser Myrtle Beach NC (NAVY)
- Michael Kelly Inverness FL (AIR FORCE)
- Aaron Langford Georgetown, TX
- James Lewis Loveland CO (MARINE CORP)
- Kristopher Liford, Logan, UT (NAVY)
- Christopher Linehan, Spring, San Antonio, TX (ARMY)
- David Linton Tampa, FL (AIR FORCE)
- Samuel Lorenz Cannonsburg, PA
- Joseph K MacPherson Bend OR
- Travis Malchow Orlando FL
- Catherine Peters Appleton, WI (AIR FORCE)
- Joe Pigg Stow OH (ARMY National Guard)
- Justin Pollard Altoona IA (ARMY) (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Josh Polley Austell Canton Cumberland Kennesaw GA (ARMY)
- Bryan Potts, Ft. Worth, TX (ARMY)
- Jason Pratt Racine WI
- Dave Pyfer (Paul ARMY Eugene MARINES)
- Robert John Quinonez Valley Center CA (NAVY) (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Alysa Quillen Blountville TN (NAVY)
- Jason Reali Conshohocken PA CARPET
- Sheldon Rhoads Mountain View CA (ARMY)
- Jay Rimel Austin TX (Hutto) (ARMY)
- Judy Rivers Kansas City KS (Larry Rivers, MARINES CORP)
- Jamie Rivest, Wade Rivest MA (AIR FORCE)
- Chayse Roth Providence Forge, Williamsburg VA CARPET (AIR FORCE)
- Matthew Scally, Shannon Scally Alamo Ranch San Antonio, Texas (AIR FORCE)
- Joshua Schaefer Cedar Park, TX (ARMY)
- Russell Schermerhorn Roseville CA (MARINES)
- Greg & Melanie Schnupp Prattville AL (Military Family AIR FORCE)
- Michael Schwartz, Phoenix, AZ
- Scott Seiberg NY (AIR FORCE)
- Daniel Sharp Chesapeake VA (MARINE CORP)
- Shawn Shexnayder Dallas TX (MARINE CORP)
- David Shumaker Wellington, FL (MARINE CORP)
- Kelly Sinagra Vanceboro, NC (ARMY)
- Greg Sikes Las Vegas NV (NAVY)
- Jill Somers Melboune, Orlando, FL Junk & Carpet
- Ray Soto San Antonio TX (MARINE CORP)
- Ed Springer Windsor, PA
- John Charles “Chad” Starzer Richmond, Virginia (ARMY)
- Tim Stawski Tyler TX (AIR FORCE)
- Sammy Steinberger San Antonio TX (Doug Rife)
- Jennifer Stolz, Joe Torres, Dover, DE
- Shawn Stroop Hanover PA CARPET & JUNK
- David Swaintek Seattle WA (ARMY)
- Hanna Swaintek (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Sean Sweeney MD, PA
- Paul Tocci, Jr Boston MA
- Anita Tucker Lawrenceville GA (NAVY)
- Zac Turner, Highlands Ranch, CO (MARINE CORP)
- Mona Uini, Melissa Tobey, Ryan Tobey Evans/Augusta GA (NAVY)
- Carol Vaillancourt Ocean City MD (ARMY NATIONAL GUARD)
- Carlos Valladares Richmond VA
- Christopher Vann Hot Springs AR (NAVY)
- Louis Vaughn Houston, TX (NAVY)
- Antonio Vicens North Kingsland, Georgia (NAVY)
- Nick Villamizar Orlando, FL 706-604-4983 (ARMY)
- Jaime Villamizar (Service Disabled Veteran Owned)
- Mark Warner Athens, TN
- Andrew Weins Appleton WI (ARMY)
- Dan Weisman Gainesville FL
- Torrey Willett WA (NAVY)
- Lillie Williams Columbus, OH
- Steve Wilson Rockwall TX (Army, National Guard and Air Force)
- E. Daniel Witherspoon Milan, TN (ARMY)
- Rebecca Woodland, Forrest Woodland Lawrenceville GA (ARMY)
- Chenhao Zhang Mason, OH (MARINE CORP)
Current JDog Franchisees With Closed or Terminated Franchises
These franchisees are still operating as JDog franchisees but had previous JDog franchises (paid territories) closed or terminated.
- Nick Bain Columbus GA
- Iulian Bodas* Tacoma, WA (MARINE CORP)
- Ray Gagnon* GA, NY Bridgeport NY (MARINE CORP)
- Jonathan Geden*, DE (ARMY) (Still Operating)
- Chad Hawkins* Kansas City MO (ARMY NATIONAL GUARD)
- Thomas Hill*, El Paso, TX (ARMY)
- Bob Hughes* Lansdale, PS, FL
- Jack Keen* New Orleans LA (ARMY)
- Derek Maier* Spearfish, South Dakota (ARMY)
- Timothy Melcher, Reading, PA
- Jim Misgen Burien, WA
- Aaron & Amber Mowery, Williamsport, PA
- Brandon Ouellette*,Toledo, OH (AIR FORCE)
- Jamey Peacock*, Gallatin, TN
- Theo Proia Woodbine, MD
- Jim Schirtzinger, Delaware, OH
- Ray Skeeter*, Raleigh, NC (ARMY)
- Josh Spaulding Borden IN
- Dennis Stein Deer Park NY
Please Help Update/Correct The List of Former JDog Franchisees
A few of these names did not appear in JDog FDDs, but were added from LinkedIn or other independent sources.
Some of these franchisees are still in the system with other JDog territories.
Do you know other JDog franchisees who left the system not listed here? Or related information you can provide?
Please leave a comment below or email the author in confidence at UnhappyFranchisee[at]Gmail.com.
If you are among the veterans or military family members whose JDog franchise(s ) closed before reaching the end of the contract term, please accept our condolences.
Please share your experience and insights so fellow veterans can make informed investment decisions regarding the JDog franchise.
All JDog Franchise Posts (Most Recent First)
Franchise Warning: JDog Junk Hauling for Veterans (Index)
Letter to JDog Franchises LLC President Kevin Kopa
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Sean Kelly is an independent investigative journalist with 35 years of franchise industry experience. Since founding UnhappyFranchisee.Com in 2006, his reporting has exposed & shut down several predatory franchise & investment schemes. Sean Kelly is a franchise watchdog who prompted and aided the FBI investigation that shut down the 165-victim multi-million-dollar NY Bagel franchise scam and landed perpetrators Dennis Mason & Joseph Smith in federal prison. Sean was featured in the ABC Four Corners expose of 7-Eleven wage theft in Australia and has served as an advisor to Dateline NBC. He has withstood bullying, intimidation & frivolous lawsuits as high as $35M and never lost. His crack editorial staff and fact checkers include Chick, Gem, Red, Pru & Joanie the Rescue Chicken.
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If you don’t take Jon Geden and Wilmington. De or any of Jon Geden Jdog off your list you will hear from my attorney . We have never closed and which to not be apart of your nonsense . I want to be contact asap
Christina Geden
JDog franchisee
Wilmington, DE
Christina:
300+ Veteran-owned franchises terminated, transferred or ceased operation for other reasons is nonsense? Can you clarify that… as one whose main purpose is to reduce the Veteran unemployment rate to leess than 1%, fight Veteran depression, suicide, blah blah blah?
I guess I’m a little hazy on the “ethos of brotherhood” thing!
FYI I compiled most of the list from JDog FDDs. That’s where I got your termination/transfer/failed info: JDog 2023/2024 FDD. If that’s incorrect, please call Jerry Flanagan who certified it as accurate under penalty of law.
I would love to chat with your attorney. Can you send me his number?
All the best,
Sean
Christina Geden:
Here are the JDog FDDs
https://www.unhappyfranchisee.com/jdog-franchise-document-library/
Josh Polley states:
“For the record, I sold for a profit & made money.”
It’s true that SOME on the list are transfers who may have sold their franchise or territory. A few, very few, even made money.
I’m sure Josh made sure the Veteran-brother he sold to read the item 20 and was aware of the horrendous failure rate.
Congratulations, Josh. I’m sure the 299 on the list are happy for you.
You can add all three Pensacola, FL territories to the list.
It should be illegal for them to pressure a Veteran to purchase a territories right out of the gate.
Great blog! Thank you to all the veterans for your service! Always have to support a company that supports our veterans!
Updated from the 10/24 FDD and LinkedIn entries.
Additions include:
Chris Cataldo, Utica NY (MARINES)
Douglas Crumbly Woodstock, Georgia
Mitchell Graham, Copley OH
Jim Gornick AZ Cave Creek AZ
Al Gourlay PA Stafford VA
Hank McClellan Centennial, CO
Bryan Potts, Trish Potts NE Tarrant County Ft Worth TX
Also some who are still franchisees but gave up or transferred territories/franchises:
Aaron and Amber Mowery Williamsport PA
Jim Schirtzinger OH Delaware, OH
Jamey Peacock Gallatin, TN
Brandon Ouellette Dundee, MI