JOHN GUTHRIE IS THE OWNER AND HEAD TRAINER OF IRON WORKS K9 LOCATED IN COLUMBIANA ALABAMA.
IRON WORKS K9 TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE OLD SHELBY IRONWORKS, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SHELBY UNTIL THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND WAS LOCATED CLOSE TO PRESENT DAY COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA
JOHN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN K9 TRAINING SINCE BEING STATIONED AT FORT BRAGG, NC IN THE LATE 90S. LIKE MOST TRAINERS, HE STARTED OUT AS A “HOBBY TRAINER” AND DEVELOPED INTO A PROFESSIONAL TRAINER OUT OF A LOVE FOR ALL DOGS AND A PASSION TO TRAIN THEM.
JOHN USES A COMBINATION OF LURING AND SHAPING ALONG WITH A COMBINATION OF OPERANT AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING TO TRAIN YOUR DOG TO ITS HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
IF YOU HAVE A “PROBLEM DOG” WHO YOU THINK IS A LOST CAUSE ALL THE WAY UP TO A DOG WHO IS ALREADY TRAINED BUT YOU’D LIKE FOR IT TO BREAK THROUGH TO THAT NEXT LEVEL OF AWESOMENESS, GIVE US A CALL, TEXT, OR SIMPLY FILL OUT THE CONTACT FORM ON OUR WEBSITE!
WE’LL MAKE YOUR DOG EXCEPTIONAL!!!
John is a graduate of the NePoPo® Silver School and will be attending the first of three NePoPo® Gold Schools in March of 2025 taught by Joris Kerckhof of Belgium's Finest K9 located in Luling, Texas.
