In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s “ Working Capital ” series profiles the people whose jobs make the D.C. region run.

“This is my partner, Bubba,” D.C. police officer Tyrone Campbell told WTOP.

Bubba is a 4-year-old bloodhound, and just like you imagine when you picture the droopy-faced canines, his nose is sharp.

Bubba serves as a tracking dog for the D.C. police, tracking down missing people as well as suspects who may be on the run from police.

Just last month, Bubba helped track a missing 78-year-old woman who had dementia across around one and a half miles. For that case and many others, Bubba is now nominated for the American Humane Society’s 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards.

The highly-trained furry officer has a special protocol when h

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