Whether you’re raising a new puppy, building reliable obedience, or looking for off-leash freedom, our training programs are designed to help your dog become a confident, well-mannered companion. We focus on practical skills, clear communication, and real-world results that last long after training is complete.
Our 4 Week Off Leash Program is designed to help your dog become a well-mannered, reliable companion both at home and in the real world. Throughout the program, we focus on developing strong obedience, engagement, and impulse control while teaching your dog to confidently ignore distractions and remain focused on their handler.
A major emphasis of this program is building true off-leash reliability. After all, most of your dog’s life is spent off leash-whether they’re relaxing in your home, exploring the backyard, or joining you on outdoor adventures. By strengthening communication, accountability, and responsiveness, we help create a dog you can trust to make good choices and enjoy greater freedom in everyday life.
Our 2 Week Board and Train Program is designed to give your dog a strong foundation in everyday obedience and better household manners. Throughout the program, we focus on essential skills such as sit, down, place, recall, leash walking, and learning to remain calm and attentive around common distractions.
A major emphasis of this program is correcting frustrating behaviors that make daily life more difficult, including jumping on people, pulling on the leash, ignoring commands, and struggling to settle down. By improving communication, structure, and consistency, we help your dog develop better habits and give you the tools needed to continue building on their progress at home.
Our two-week Puppy Foundations Program is designed to give your puppy the skills they need to grow into a confident, well-mannered companion. During this critical stage of development, we focus on building strong foundations in obedience, socialization, and emotional regulation.
Puppies learn essential skills such as managing excitement, developing impulse control, and confidently navigating new environments and experiences. We also introduce the core obedience behaviors that will serve as the building blocks for future training, including sit, down, stay, place, recall, and loose-leash walking.
By establishing these fundamentals early, we help set your puppy up for a lifetime of success both at home and out in the world.
Our Structured Boarding Program offers more than just a place for your dog to stay- it provides a safe, enriching, and enjoyable experience. With 7 acres to explore, daily hikes and walks, opportunities for social time with compatible dog friends, and plenty of individualized care, your dog will enjoy both mental and physical stimulation throughout their stay. Our goal is to make boarding a positive experience while maintaining the structure and routine dogs thrive on.
We offer professional pet dog training in upstate SC, including basic obedience training, off leash training, and socialization. Our programs are designed to address a wide range of needs.
Our process includes a consultation call to assess your dog’s needs. Once the dog is in our care we provide you with tons of updates via photos, videos, and texts.
At the end of the training program we do a big send home lesson where we teach the owners how/what/why we have done what we’ve done and how you will maintain and even build upon what we have done!
Our expert trainers in upstate SC, use reward-based, structured training methods and provide ongoing support to ensure lasting obedience and behavior improvement.
We also put a big emphasis on owner training as well, it is vital that during our go home session owners show up ready to learn as well!
Our most popular program is our off leash board and train. This is because it is the most comprehensive program! Obedience, socialization, off leash freedom, etc. This program can really help transform the relationship you have with your dog.
The ideal time to start puppy training is early in your puppy’s development. Our foundational puppy training program is designed to capitalize on this crucial learning period, establishing good habits from day one.
Yes, our pet dog training in upstate SC, is suitable for dogs of all ages and backgrounds, including puppies, adult dogs, and rescue dogs. We adapt our methods to meet each dog’s unique needs.
Professional dog training enhances obedience, improves socialization, and creates a safer home environment by reducing unwanted behaviors like nipping or excessive barking.
Board and train programs allow our professional trainers to establish a strong foundation and clear understanding for your dog, eliminating the frustration that can come when both owner and dog are trying to learn a new behavior at the same time.
Cline Canine Academy
(980) 705-9554
📍 225 Crawford Rd, Blacksburg, SC
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