Mitch Kezar Obedience Dog Training

11/26/2024

Remember this: I train your dog to fit your life ...

Not your life to fit your dog!! That simple.

10/31/2024

It’s snowing like mad, and I’m so bored I had to even train my metal business card to “SIT” !!

10/30/2024

When you’d REALLY rather they don’t just jump out, go crazy and get in trouble! LONG SITS are VERY useful!

10/19/2024

Kudos from a recent trainee!!

Hi friend!! I can’t tell you how thankful I am for your training with our sweet girl!! She has walked for hours and hours and hours with us over the course of this weekend and has been absolute perfection for every step! You’re the best!

09/19/2024

After my two Jack Russells died in April, Mandy was in a serious depression, it seemed. Add puppy Kaija to the mix, and it turned out to be a recipe for serious happiness and contentment. Puppy love goes in many directions. And I’m happy to have been able to engineer this much HAPPY!!

09/12/2024

Well, young Kaija is into her sixth month and eagerly awaits the next outing, training session, romp in the weeds with Mandy, whatever. No added incentive needed with this kid!! Birds SOON!

09/04/2024

In the context of shameless promotion, gotta say I’m pretty proud of these two-sided all aluminum biz cards, crafted by my friend Troy Cooper at his shop called “Marked by Imagination” that showed up on my doorstep yesterday! That’s my Dakota Sport Retriever baby Kaija holding the leash for her newfound Newfoundland friend Ted. I trained Ted last year. Now they’re big buddies!

09/01/2024

Cool looker!!

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08/29/2024

THE MITCH ARCHIVES: photographing my working dogs brought for decades some of my most memorable experiences. Here my Lab Rusty plays the part of what he was born to do… work in lockstep with waterfowl hunters. This shoot was an ad for Whitewater Outdoors gear.

08/27/2024

National Dog Day might be over, but then so is Rusty. The old boy went underground ten years back, but his memory as one of my finest photo dogs lives on. Here he’s flossing his canines on a rooster’s tail on a memorable magazine cover. Thanks for a lifetime of memories, old boy. Love ya always. ❤️

08/27/2024

Best thing you’re going to see on this platform all year. No kidding.

08/26/2024

SunWoof is correct, in this instance!

Mel

08/20/2024

If you are looking for a dog trainer, look no further. He is simply the very best; I recommend him with the absolute highest regard!!

We entrusted Mitch with our 1.5 year old golden, Autumn. It was evident from day one that Mitch comes with a wealth of knowledge and is a dog person through and through. Mitch meets you and your dog where you are at together in the training process, without judgment. He leads with a gentle nature, it really is impressive to witness. He not only trains your dog, but also you (the owner) so that you can confidently uphold the lifelong skills your dog learns right alongside Mitch in action. He explains what he is doing along the way & why he is doing it so you have a greater understanding of the skills being taught. The process was absolutely enjoyable for our family, and Mitch involved our young children in the process with patience and grace. I am happy to say we now have an improved, well-trained Autumn and a much more balanced and healthy relationship with her as a whole family unit, all because of Mitch. He is not only an incredibly gifted dog trainer, but he is just a genuine soul to be around. He is worth EVERY single penny. Thank you, Mitch!!!

08/19/2024

Sometimes after a hot muggy day of “training others” all Mandy wanted to do was take a snooze right on Dad’s sock!

08/07/2024

Peekaboo! Sometimes hiding out in a hosta patch keeps ya cooler’n cool!

08/02/2024

THE MITCH ARCHIVES: this one just came up in conversation yesterday…this toothy bull moose I photographed for National Geographic in the early’80’s….I sat in a floating inner tube photo blind I fashioned out of chicken wire and camouflage material for about a week, in waders, documenting moose doing their spring thing. Yeah, the bugs were BAD!

07/31/2024

My nephew Kezar’s baby black lab DUKE shows off his chops on a “long sit” in the early morning haze surrounding Lake Minnetonka. We had to hustle with training before it got stinky hot!