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Noah has come along way since he was found wandering the streets of Christchurch and handed over to the dog shelter.
The German shorthaired pointer is now fully trained biosecurity detector dog working at Christchurch Airport.
He was found in September last year and taken to the city council dog shelter when no one came forward to claim him.
Shelter support officer Lionel Bridger said Noah was not microchipped.
He was put up for adoption on the city council Facebook page.
That was where he was spotted by Kristen, a detector dog handler at Christchurch Airport.
She 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 taken to the airport for a walk around.
He was then flown to Auckland where he started six months of intensive training.
Noah is now back at Christchurch Airport, where he can sniff out more than 70 odours such as plant material, fresh fruit and veggies and seeds and flowers.
Bridger said the shelter team was 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."
Bridger 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."
-Allied Media