About Gladwater Canine

Gladwater Canine runs a weekday board-and-train academy for puppies and adolescent dogs, listed in Knoxville. It carries a 5-star Google rating from 6 reviews.

What they publish

Two dated, priced programs, published with enrollment windows. The Puppy Academy is for dogs up to 6 months: 4 weeks, 20 weekdays, 7 guided owner sessions, $3,795, with an October 26 to November 20, 2026 intake. The Adolescent Academy is for dogs 6 to 18 months: 3 weeks, 15 weekdays, 6 guided owner sessions, $3,295, with September 21 to October 9 and November 30 to December 18, 2026 intakes. Both run weekdays only, with the dog at home at weekends, and both include Monday pickup and Friday return for eligible addresses. Enrollment is described as limited.

How the training runs

The published curriculum for the Puppy Academy is house-training habits, crate comfort, manners, handling, leash skills, recall, settling and early-life experiences; for the Adolescent Academy it is everyday manners, responsiveness, calm behavior, leash skills, recall and cooperation. The stated method is "reward-based training without shock, prong, or choke collars".

The argument they make

Their own framing is a criticism of conventional board-and-train: "Teaching the dog is only half the job. The real test begins at home." Their answer is the weekend-at-home structure plus a Friday handover each week, so the owner practices with guidance and leaves with a plan rather than getting a single handoff lesson at the end. The trainers are named on the site as Erik and Selena.

Area served

Their stated service area is Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and nearby Western North Carolina, with transport included for eligible addresses.