While on a training exercise in Crawfordsburn, Co Down, 33-year-old Ryan said Max, who is now the first
NASDU Level 3 search dog in Northern Ireland, quickly showed signs of his skills.
He will also continue to hold discussions with the Army, RAF, West Midlands Police and
NASDU (the National Association of Security Dog Users) to try to get Gizapaw used within all of these organisations.
Nigel Edwards, chairman of the U.K.'s National Association of Security Dog Users (
NASDU), is keeping an open mind about the ability of pigs to sniff out explosives.