Louise Hinckley, CPDT

Louise, co-owner of Four Paws Academy, and former owner of Hinckley's Hound Hikers Dog Walking and Pet-Sitting service, has been training dogs since 1995. She holds a professional Membership in the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers)and has earned her CPDT (Certified Pet Dog Trainer)rating. Louise enjoys training, teaching and competing in agility and obedience. Louise specializes in evaluating and working with dogs with behavior problems. Each dog is evaluated as an individual and Louise creates a program using positive behavior modification techniques to manage behavior and rebalance the owner to dog relationship.

Louise's first agility competition dog, Tasha CGC, AAD, OAC, OJC, O-NGC, RS-O, JS-O, GS-N,(12/15/1995-6/2/2010), a Labrador Retriever Siberian Husky, competed for 7 years. When retired in 2006, Tasha was competing in USDAA Performance III and NADAC Veteran Elite levels. Tasha and Louise qualified for the USDAA DAM(Dog Agility Masters)Team championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Louise currently competes in agility with her 10-year-old Australian Cattle Dog "Jackaroo" (Koala Redhot Jumpin' Jackaroo CGC, AAD, AX, AXJ, NF, NAC, NGC) at the Masters and PIII Levels in USDAA and Excellent Level in AKC. He qualified in USDAA DAM(Dog Agility Masters) Team championships 2008 and Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009 .

Louise also competes in agility with her 2 year old Australian Cattle Dog, "Kindle" (Wooleston Light My Fire AD, NA, NAJ, IT) and is also preparing for competition in obedience and herding.

Louise lives with her husband Scott and his dogs, Retired Norwegian Buhund Tyler AD who is 13 and 6 year old Australian Cattle Dog, "Beta" (Bryn Mawr's All Rev'd Up AAD, JM, SCH, RM, AX, OAJ).