German shorthaired pointer, Noah, may just be the biggest adoption success story to come out of Christchurch City Council’s dog shelter.
After being found wandering the streets of Christchurch, Noah, is now a fully trained biosecurity detector dog working at Christchurch Airport.
Noah was found wandering the streets in September last year and was taken to the Council’s dog shelter. He wasn’t microchipped and no owner came forward to claim him.
He was put up for adoption and featured on the Council’s Facebook page, where he was spotted by Kristen, a detector dog handler at Christchurch Airport.
Kristen knew German shorthaired pointers like Noah had been successful sniffer dogs and asked to come and assess him.
Noah passed his assessment with flying colours and was even taken to the airport for a walk around. He was then flown to Auckland to start his training.
After six months of intensive training, Noah is now back at Christchurch Airport, working to sniff out 70+ odours such as plant material, fresh fruit and veggies and seeds and flowers.
Council Shelter Support Officer, Lionel Bridger said the whole shelter team is super proud of Noah.
“When Noah came into the shelter – he was bouncy and busy in his pen. When we got him out in our paddock after his quarantine period – he was quick to get his nose to the ground, taking everything in.
“We could see he had some basic training already. He was very focused and an all-round lovely, sweet guy.”
Lionel thanked everyone who showed an interest in adopting Noah.
“He was very popular, as most pure breeds are! A lot of people called wanting to adopt him and we’re so happy to see he is living his best life doing his new job.”
Dogs for adoption are posted on the Christchurch City Council Facebook page or visit the dog shelter at 10 Metro Place in Bromley.
