Dog Reactivity & Aggression Specialist in Brisbane
Making everyday life with your pet easier
Helping You & Your Pet Get on the Same Page
Behaviour is communication. A growl, bark, lunge, scratch, retreat or refusal can tell us something about what an animal is experiencing.
Sammy’s approach looks at those signals with curiosity rather than judgement. Training may involve practical management, environmental changes, enrichment, positive reinforcement, confidence building and gradual desensitisation — always tailored to the individual animal.
The aim is not perfection. It’s helping your pet feel safer, helping you feel more confident, and making everyday life together easier.
Dog & Cat Training Services in Brisbane
Choose the area where you and your pet need guidance, from reactivity support to feline confidence.
Reactivity & Behaviour Change
For dogs struggling with reactivity, aggression, fear, guarding, anxiety, bite incidents or other challenging behaviour.
Make walks calmer and more enjoyable. Tailored training focused on practical steps to create calmer, safer everyday behaviour.
Puppy & Life Skills Training
For puppies, newly adopted dogs and dogs who need a little help with everyday life.
Recently adopted a new dog? Want some basics to help them settle in. Great for Loose Leash Walking, basic manners and more!
Grooming & Vet Support
For dogs who find grooming, nail trims, body handling, equipment or vet visits stressful.
Wish the vet or groomer wasn't a stressful experience? Calm, practical training to help your dog feel more comfortable with grooming, vet visits, and everyday handling.
Cat Training & Behaviour
Cats communicate through behaviour too.
Structured support for cats with fear, aggression, litter tray issues, or conflict with other pets. Tailored training focused on practical steps to create a calmer, more confident companion.
Why Choose Sammy’s Pet Training?
Dedicated, force-free expertise brought straight to your home.
Behaviour Is a Specialty
Sammy has a particular focus on reactive, fearful and sensitive animals, backed by professional experience working as a behaviour trainer at the RSPCA. This is not a one-size-fits-all obedience program. Training starts by understanding the individual pet and the behaviour in front of us.
Training Comes to You
Sammy provides one-to-one, in-home dog training across Brisbane. Working where everyday life actually happens makes it easier to build strategies around your pet, household, routines and environment.
Force-Free, Always
Training should never depend on frightening, hurting or overpowering your pet. Sammy uses positive reinforcement and force-free methods that prioritise safety, trust, body language and confidence.
You’re Part of the Training
The goal isn’t for Sammy to be the only person who knows what to do. You’ll learn how to better understand your pet, respond to difficult moments and confidently continue the training in everyday life.
Practical, Force-Free Training for You & Your Pet
Sammy’s Pet Training provides personalised dog training and cat behaviour support across Brisbane.
Whether behaviour has become stressful, you’re building skills with a new dog, or you simply want to understand your pet better, Sammy gives you practical strategies that put safety, confidence and communication first.
No judgement. No intimidation. Just training built around the pet in front of you.
Meet Sammy Crisp
Dog obsessed. Behaviour focused. Here to help both ends of the lead.
Hi, I am Sammy, a dog obsessed, fear free trainer helping Brisbane pets. With a Psychology degree, behaviour qualifications, RSPCA experience and ongoing study, I focus on kind, science based training that supports both you and your animal.
Kind Words From Pet Guardians
Real experiences from dog and cat owners across Brisbane.
"Sammy clearly loves animals and they love her back! Her explanations are thorough, advice is practical and her techniques are achievable. Sammy provides lots of resources and helpful advice after each session. She is punctual. I would highly recommend engaging her!"
Janina
with Hershey & Seb
"Sammy is amazing to work with! She is lovely, gentle, happy to answer all questions, shows up on time, forms a great relationship with your furmily member, and is genuinely wanting the best outcome from all sessions. Thanks Sammy for all your help!"
Carly
with Sully
"Sammy has been wonderful working with our pup Rudy. She has helped us navigate basic manners, walking on leash and putting a stop to biting the leash, nipping and biting at his humans. Couldn’t recommend Sammy highly enough."
Mel
with Rudy
In-Home Dog Training Across Brisbane
Based in Woolloongabba, Sammy’s Pet Training comes to you, providing force-free dog training and cat behaviour support throughout Brisbane and surrounding suburbs.
Looking for a dog trainer in Brisbane and not sure whether Sammy travels to your suburb?
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Ready for a Smoother Life with Your Pet?
You don’t need to have all the answers before asking for help.
Whether you’re dealing with challenging behaviour or simply want to build better skills together, Sammy will meet you and your pet where you’re at.
Kind training. Support for you, your pet and your lifestyle. A plan built for your pet.