Dan Raymer
Animal Behavior Specialist, Founder of Dog Training +
Dan is a leader in the force-free/positive reinforcement dog training field. He has a science degree in Applied Animal Behavior from North Carolina State University, and multiple dog training certifications. He has experience as a vet tech and years of volunteering and working at animal shelters/rescues as a specialist in rehabilitating dogs and cats with trauma.
Dan has run a successful dog training business in North Carolina over the last 10+ years - serving pet parents remotely and in-person. He has a special passion for helping aspiring professional dog and cat trainers achieve their goals.
Dan lives with his two dogs, Mocha and Carly, and cat, Alice.
Dog Training + Academy can help you succeed in the training field with…
Animal behavior science knowledge
Coaching of mechanical skills - training chops
Consulting and business support
Our Academy cares about your success and service for dogs’ well-being.
Dan Raymer is recommended and referred to by:
professional trainers, animal shelters/rescues, veterinarians/vet behaviorists, dog guardians, etc.
“Dan is a superb trainer with a solid understanding of animal learning and a commitment to using modern science-based methods. He is skilled in assessing behavior and his user-friendly instructions will make the training process easy for people to understand and follow. I highly recommend Dan, no matter what the issue, he will be able to help.”
- Sarah Pennington, Professional Dog Trainer
“We hit the jackpot finding Dan Raymer! While we get frustrated quickly with our young energetic dog Bentley, Dan exudes kindness, patience, and gentleness with him. Dan was also incredibly gracious with his time and expertise in helping us. He is very easy to work with!
We were so nervous trusting our dog with a trainer, but Dan comes recommended by the SPCA of Wake County (a great organization), which calmed our fears. We’d recommend him to anyone!”
- Megan and Kristen Whitaker, Bentley’s guardians
