Shay’s Books

My passion is to make the world a nicer place for dogs by considering their needs, not just our own. My books are written in a conversational style but are backed by scientific knowledge gained during many years of study at University Centre Bishop Burton. They describe a better way of caring for, and living with, dogs – the way of kindness and compassion, yet remaining practical and realistic. I also have a blog and a podcast available for you to enjoy.

A dog-centric, practical approach to raising puppies.

Getting a new puppy is an exciting time, but caring for them and raising them into happy and content member of the family is, often, not without its challenges. Shay Kelly transfers his scientific knowledge into user-friendly information which guides the reader through puppyhood in a way that respects the pup’s needs and builds enduring, healthy, relationships.

This is a puppy book with a difference – It’s practical and realistic yet considers the pup’s perspective at every step.

If your dog could choose a book for you to read it would surely be this one. Behaviorist, Shay Kelly shows you how to become your dog’s best friend by providing simple, fun activities to spark their mind and enrich their life. A lack of mental stimulation is a leading contributory factor in dog behavioural problems. Ensuring that our dog’s needs are met is the first step in avoiding and rectifying problematic behaviour. Shay’s practical approach and behaviour knowledge combine in this critically acclaimed book, to deliver practical, kind, and scientific advice.

Award-winning behaviourist, Shay Kelly, combines his hands-on experience with years of study to produce this practical guide to training dogs and overcoming behaviour problems. This book will teach you: How dogs learn – Training techniques – How to understand basic canine body language – How to teach your dog elementary behaviours such as sit, down and stay – How to train practical behaviours such as recall, loose leash walking, emergency stop and leave it – How to overcome problems such as separation anxiety, fireworks phobia, on-leash reactivity, nuisance barking and many more – How to overcome puppy problems including house training, play biting and destructive chewing – How to teach fun tricks… and much more!