Dare County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Bennett (left) with Bady, a German Shepherd, and Nags Head Police Officer Matt Huntingford with Bak, a German Shepherd and Malinois mix.

Dare County Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Nieman prepares an item to hide during a training session in one of the Nags Head fire stations.

Dare County Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Nieman walks his dog Heky through a Nags Head fire station searching for the scent of explosive materials during a training session. They've been together about four years.

After a successful hunt, it's back into Bennett's car for Bady.

Bennett hands his dog's toy to Dare County Deputy Melinda Sherrod. The toy serves as a reward when a subject is found.

Nags Head officer JC Mitchell and Ami close in on Deputy Bennett during a training session. Bennett walked around several houses and Ami successfully followed his trail.

Deputy Bennett hid near a Nags head cottage and Ami made the find.

Mitchell and Ami on the trail to find a person.

Nags Head Police Officer JC Mitchell gives his dog Ami several commands before starting a training run to track a person.

Bennett's dog Bady with his toy.

Dare County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Bennett and Bady head around a house on the trail of a subject during a recent training exercise.

Nags Head Police Officer Matt Huntingford grooms his dog Bak before a recent training exercise in Nags Head.

Nags Head Police K-9 Officer Matt Huntingford and partner Iwan were always a popular team until the Belgian Malinois developed a cancerous tumor that led to his end of life in 2016.