About Us

International Dog Academy is a division of Hanrob Pty Ltd and has been providing education and detector dog training services since 1994. During this time we have provided services to Australian and International Governments, pet industry organisations, utility organisations and secondary education providers.

Detector Dog Range of Services

In the support of Countries National, Border and Bio Security commitments and commercial company requirements, IDA provides detector dog services in all applications of scent detection including;

Quarantine
Drugs / Narcotics
Explosive
Firearms
Pest Control
Humanity Response – Search and Rescue
Feral Animal Detection and Management

The services delivered to the above applications;

Strategic planning
Risk analyses and recommendations
Operation implementation and development
International advisor for Governments for detector dog programs
Handler training, recruitment and validation
Dog breeding, procurement, selection, training and validation
Team performance
Operational efficiency Audits/Assessments
Assessment and ongoing training of teams in the field

Education Range of Services

The education programs offered provide long and short certificate courses and work experience courses for companies, individuals and secondary educational providers. The training is competency based theory and practical training providing training and coaching of skills for a vast range of clientele.

The courses are designed for animal industry companies and organisations, government bodies, students who want to study in the industry for pet services and dog training and utility organisations who employees come into contact with animals, mainly dog and cats.

Our programs present participants with a realistic perspective of the knowledge and skills required to work in the pet industry. Our academy offers the following education courses;

Dog Behaviour and Certificate Course
Staff Competency Training
Education Tours
Work Experience Courses
School Safety Program