About Team Nosework Cats
Hanna Fushihara CPDT-KA runs Hot Fuzz Dog Training
and has been permanent & temporary staff to many cats; over the years eight that she has called her own and many that she helped through TNR (trap, neuter, return) and/or were fostered in her bathroom. She has been teaching canine nosework since 2018 both in person and online and reached the NW3-Elite title level competing with her pit bull Derek before he passed away. Hanna started developing her own ideas on how to play nosework with her cats in the spring of 2020 during the start of the pandemic, making adjustments to how she knew how to play nosework with dogs so that her cats would find the activity fun, challenging, and motivating. She’s been adding her imaginative, artful skills and humor to the mix with Nosework Cats to make it unique and her own.
Her cats Muncho and Mini are her muses and helpers. They were both found as strays by Hanna and her husband at different times and places, screaming as loud as their little kitten voices could. Muncho has been the workaholic in terms of nosework and might actually be the first cat to have garnered a nosework award while participating in an online event meant for dogs. Mini is happy to dabble and has been increasing her skills and confidence. If you’d like to see short video clips or learn more about the crew you can find them at Nosework Cats on IG or just register for class and get the entire lowdown.