Start here
Get to know us before we work together
Hey there, I’m Brad Griggs and I’m the Founder of CSI.
I’ve been training dogs professionally for over 16 years. It’s my passion, my business and my hobby.
I’ve worked my butt off to earn and maintain a respected reputation as one of Australia’s more capable, informed and forward-thinking dog trainers.
As a business our reputation is built on the success of our clients. Though our clients own their achievements with their dogs, I’m always proud to have played my part in helping them to realise their goals.
I hope this page helps you learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we do it.
We help people and dogs achieve more, together.
Puppy Training & Development
Maximise your puppy’s potential – get quality coaching from highly experienced and qualified pros.
Pet Dog Training
Tailored training solutions with world class coaching and assistance. Achieve your goals ASAP.
Seminars & Workshops
Get ahead of the game and feed your brain with tons of great programs on offer to build your ‘dog smarts’.
Behavioural Consults
CSI is highly experienced at helping folks just like you to find long term, sustainable solutions to benefit you and your dog.
Performance & Professional Dogs
We can help you test, select, develop, train and polish dogs for all manner of specialist outcomes.
In-home Consults
Some issues need in-home evaluation and assistance. We can come to you and get you and your dog back on track to success.
What we do
CSI is amongst the longest operating dog training and behaviour related businesses in Australia, and we are highly committed to coaching our clients towards outcomes that make life richer for dog and human alike.
Based at our full time indoor training center in Melbourne, Australia we have provided seminars and coaching in every state of Australia to well in excess of 4600 humans…and more dogs that we can count.
We’re proud of our history in this industry, our commitment to our craft, and we’re proud of the way we serve our clients by doing good work…together.
Problem behaviour? We help folks like you find solutions.
Aggressive Behaviour
This can be problematic or dangerous to humans, other animals, you, or even your dog – it could even wind up in Court.
Leash Manners
Does your dog walk you? Ditch the dog-walking drama and bring the joy back to your walks with your dog
Recall Issues
Teach your dog to come when called – it’s an essential skill for any dog, and helps keep him safe in the world.
Jumping
From dirty suit pants to pushing kids over, this is a common problem that won’t go away on it’s own.
Destructive Behaviour
Chewing, digging, scratching, etc. It can be really frustrating for you, or even dangerous for your dog.
Predatory Behaviour
Chasing, bothering or even catching other animals. Often leads to repetitive behaviour.
House Manners
End the ‘naughty dog’ embarrassment – promote better behaviour around you or guests in the home.
Resource Guarding
Learn how to change the way your dog feels (and behaves) about you being around it’s favourite things.
Dog Won’t Listen
If you don’t train it, he won’t do it. Learn to motivate your dog to a happier, more reliable performance.
Our Training Philosophy
Whatever your training goals, our aim is to help you achieve meaningful, long term results with your dog.
We’ll help you to build the behaviour that you’d prefer to see from your dog, and interferes with the expression of less desirable behaviour.
Where required we also work intelligently towards developing specific inhibitions relating to certain behaviours, as required
Our goal is to help you produce happy, responsive, reliable behaviours in your dog over time – with less of the behaviour that we identify as undesirable.
The solutions we create through our work together will be built on a solid understanding of your unique situation, considering all available tools and means as they may be relevant.
Some of the reasons working with CSI is a smart choice:
Education & Development
We’re always learning and studying to provide our clients top-notch advice and coaching.
Experienced & Respected
After operating at a high level for many years, CSI has earned a trusted reputation you can rely on.
Open Minded
We avoid making prejudgements about what is best for you and your dog – anything else just wouldn’t be professional.
Extensive Network
It’s a team effort – if we need to involve other pros to get you moving we know just who to call for you.
Flexible Approach
We help you set goals and milestones, but how we get there is completely flexible.
Committed
16+ years of committed professionalism means we’re all about helping you and your dog.
Our Process: How We Work With You
So many dog owners are completely lost on where to start – particularly if they’re dealing with serious behavioural issues.
Good dog training needs to start with a plan, but without a solid process behind that planning real progress often remains elusive.
CSI have a simple, flexible process designed to produce a truly customised approach to suit you, your dog, and the things you wish to achieve.
Realistic goals, milestones to reach, which pieces we start to teach first and how to begin that work – we’ll help you put all the pieces together.
6 Simple Steps To Realising Your Training Goals
Evaluate the situation
First we need to gather information to help us know what’s most important and where to begin.
Analyse team dynamics
You, your dog, and your teamwork: All three play a role in setting realistic training milestones.
Form a working understanding
Now we know your team better, now we can look at setting goals.
Create an Action Plan
This breaks down the steps we need to take – how to reach milestones, and realise goals.
Coaching – Achieving Your Goals
Let’s start working that Action Plan – teamwork makes the dream work!
Support you towards success
You’ll hit speed bumps, you’ll have better weeks than others – but we’ll coach you through it.
4 Important Reasons Why Our Clients Are Different
We provide quality coaching and advice, but it’s our clients that create great results with their dog.
Our reputation is built on the hard work and dedication of our clients, and we find the folks we choose to work with tend to be strong in four key areas:
We help all types of folks chasing all types of training goals with their dogs…
Ultimate Family Companion
Those that want to do their part to create the ultimate family companion.
The Aspirers
The folks that have high goals, and will do what it takes to achieve them.
The Frustrated
They’re at their wits end, and just need some help and inspiration to succeed.
The Dog Geeks
Mad about dogs and dog training – we get it, we are too!
The Realists
They don’t need perfection, but what they have ain’t working.
The Helpers
Their dog isn’t in the best place – and they aim to change that reality.
Next Steps: Moving Forward To Work With Us
There will never be a better time to start than now.
If you want your dog to feel or behave differently then it falls to you to make that change happen.
The longer you wait to begin that work with your dog, the harder the journey will be.
Enlisting a trusted professional to coach you through the process is a very smart choice.
Today is the day. Now is the time. You’re the one to get it done.
The first step forward may be the hardest to take, but it’s the most powerful and rewarding move you can make.
Scroll down to reach out and contact us today
There is never a better time than now to start the training
journey with your dog, or addressing problem behaviour.
Submit an online form
Our online application gives us the basic info we need to best address your enquiry.
We learn about you
Our staff look over your application to get a better picture your unique situation, and how CSI can help.
An informative reply
We reply ASAP with all the info you’ll need on how we recommend you proceed, and how we can get started.