Cindy began training dogs when she was ten years old with a black Lab named Jet. She showed him in Conformation and Junior Showmanship. A few years later she began training and showing a Keeshond named Windy. In 1985 she got a Sheltie named Michael. Cindy trained and competed with Michael in Obedience and they also participated in pet therapy and numerous charity walks.

In 1997 Cindy obtained another Sheltie and named him Forest. Together, Cindy and Forest began learning the exciting sport of agility. In 1999 she met Jim and they were married in 2000. Jim soon began learning agility with his Australian Shepherd, Alley. They both began competing in agility and as their love for the sport grew, they decided to turn their hobby into a dog training business. They found and purchased their paradise for dogs in 2002 and launched Agile Paws Dog Training later that year.

Cindy had assisted and later taught dog obedience classes for a local dog training club for five years. Jim and Cindy both taught agility for a local kennel club. They have also done some volunteer work at a local animal shelter.

Forest and Alley earned numerous titles in agility and obedience, and Cindy competed with Forest at the national level in agility. They purchased a Belgian Tervuren in late 2002 and named her Faith. Faith earned her Master Agility Championship in 2007. Jim now competes with an Australian Cattle Dog named Bug and a Cocker Spaniel rescue named Joshua.

Cindy is an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. Jim and Cindy have attended numerous agility seminars and camps in addition to seminars on obedience and behavior. They continue to learn from seminars, books, videos, etc, as well as the dogs they work with on a daily basis.

Jim and Cindy now offer dog obedience classes and all levels of agility classes, as well as private instruction and behavior consults. In addition, they operate a boarding facility with spacious runs and a large grassy play area.