WELCOME TO
Steve and Vicki Austins'
Dog Training education
With almost eighty years of combined experience in dog training and behaviour, Steve and Vicki have achieved success in a range of training applications. Now they want to share their knowledge and experience with others with shared passions.
Based in Sydney, Australia, they now focus their efforts on various forms of consultation and education.
Meet Steve & Vicki Austin
Steve and Vicki started their dog training passions along very similar lines, well before they’d ever heard of one another. Steve started out with a dog training club in the southern suburbs of Sydney and Vicki started out with a dog training club in the northern suburbs. Both became instructors and held various positions.
Steve and Vicki are ‘living the dream’ at their home in semi-rural Arcadia, north-west of Sydney. The practical components of their courses are conducted at nearby Calabash Kennels and Cattery.
They feel incredibly blessed to have made successful careers from their passion. Dogs are a wonderful gift to mankind. No other animal has evolved to prefer the company of people over their own species. They now share their experience and passion through various courses and workshops.
Vicki Austin, CPDT-KA
Vicki’s passion is education. She enjoys expanding the minds of up and coming dog trainers, particularly in the area of Puppy Classes. Vicki believes that the overall welfare of dogs could be vastly improved by educated and skilled dog trainers and puppy class instructors.
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Austins' Dog Training & Education
What we offer
Scent Detection Dogs
Steve is unquestionably, a world leader in canine scent detection. He provides training and accreditation services for detection dogs & handlers all around the globe for a variety of target odours. To find out more about what Steve can offer, click the link below.
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Steve’s Scent Detection Training - Short Course (SDTC)
Learn from a world-leader in canine scent detection in Steve's Scent detection training course. Participants train their own (or a borrowed) dog to perform scent detection of an odour of their choosing.
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Mentorship under Steve
Start your own business in canine scent detection; employ additional handlers; contract to other businesses; train additional dogs for your business; and train scent detection dogs for others.
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Dog Training and Behaviour Certificate course (DTBC)
Your course instructors are Steve and Vicki Austin. You will be mentored by these two highly experienced and successful trainers, and no others. If you are interested in enroling in the next course click below to find out more
FIND OUT MORESteve’s Assessing and Handling Dangerous Dogs Workshop (DD)
Steve’s presentation leads attendees through learning to identify canine body language and behaviour, in order to keep yourself and others safe around potentially dangerous dogs. This one-day workshop is a must for anyone working or volunteering with dogs or those that may encounter dogs during the performance of their work. If you are interested in the next workshop, click the link to find out more
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Vicki’s Puppy Class Instructors’ Course (PCI)
If we can 'get it right' during puppies’ critical phase development, we’ll be a part of the solution in reducing the numbers of dogs surrendered due to behavioural problems.
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Online courses & Webinars
Steve and Vicki will have a variety of online courses & Webinars available to help you in the comfort of your own home.
Austins' in the media
Steve and Vicki have appeared in a variety of media to share their knowledge & experience in dog training and education.
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