Training and Times at Craig A Murray - International Award Winning Certified Specialist Dog Trainer

We have trained many students in Obedience Instruction, Puppy Kindergarten Instruction, Tracking for Law Enforcement or Search and Rescue, Mantrailing for lost persons or criminal work, Cadaver Recovery, Chemical Residue Detection, Security Patrol, Drug and elicit substance detection, Police Service Dog Patrol, Assistance and Service Dog Training and Dog Temperament and Behaviour.

We also have been involved in lecturing for College and University courses for the past 10 years, and training Council Animal Control Officers and Inspectors for several Councils. We have conducted Specialist Dog Training Courses in the U.S.A. and teaching Dog Training Students in Japan as well as most States of Australia.

Craig A. Murray currently works with the Animal Industries Resource Centre, a registered training organisation, to deliver an accredited dog training course across Australasia. Certificate IV students benefit from theoretical and practical interactive training in subjects such as identifying and responding to animal behaviour, conducting companion animal training classes and providing behavioural advice to animal owners.

This course is 12 months in duration with a prerequisite of at least 15 hours/week working in an animal behavioural and training facility. Practical training days, workshops and seminars are held nationally and all successful students will be awarded with a nationally recognised qualification.

For further information contact the Animal Industries Resource Centre on (07) 3289 1900

To research more information on the above listed accredited course - click here to contact Animal Industries Resource Centre.

Craig A. Murray Dog Training has had a long term involvement in training overseas students. In 1994, we ran a 21 day course for specialist cadaver recovery dog handlers in the USA. Since the year 2000, we have traveled to Japan 11 times to lecture in colleges, for several years we've also had Japanese universities visit us for training. We custom build courses to suit the needs of the individual or you can attend a group training course on a variety of training fields. To date we have had students from Cyprus, England, U.S.A., Japan and New Zealand.

Our customized training courses are for duration from one week to one year and home stays can be organized for the students. All training lessons are formatted to have both theory and practical components for easy comprehension. We utilize a very “hands on” approach to our training technique as we believe that the best education is taught with a practical approach. We have a variety of breeds of dogs that are available for training purposes and we make any litters that we breed available for psychological testing and also for practice of training techniques. Should we have a litter of puppies due whilst the student is attending one of our courses, we invite the student/s to attend the birth should they wish.

Language is not a huge barrier for us as we have taught many Japanese students with very limited English skills. Because of our hands-on approach to our training, should there be any confusion from the students, we will practice on the field until the student is competent with the method demonstrated.

We believe that when we have International students attending our courses, it is our responsibility to ensure that they learn to their highest capabilities whilst having a fun and enjoyable stay in Australia.

We have been involved in providing custom built seminars and workshops since the early 1990’s. We have provided these for Government Organisations, Dog Clubs, Universities, Colleges, Private Corporations, Dog Enthusiasts and Specialist Dog Handlers. Feel free to email us with any enquiries for this service.