Power Paws Agility is located on a 15-acre ranch in San Jose, California, in the East Foothills overlooking Silicon Valley. Owners Nancy Gyes and Jim Basic are nationally recognized agility trainers and competitors. Both are National Agility Champions and both have represented the United States in international agility competitions, Jim with his Border Collie Mick, and Nancy with her Border Collies Scud and Riot. Together they have created one of the largest and most competitive agility training schools in America.