[crowd cheering]
All right, this is exciting, our very
first all-female team here on "America's Top Dogs" so far.
[music playing]
They're here to show tonight that anything the guys
can do the girls can do better.
From Seattle, Washington, it's Team Pele.
I'm T.J. San Miguel from the Seattle Police Department,
and this is my police partner Pele, a five-year-old
German shepherd.
Pele means the Hawaiian goddess of fire.
In Seattle, we're the only female dog, female officer team
as well.
OK, let's go.
And that just happened by chance.
She was the best dog.
Well, she's my dog.
Pele is America's top dog.
SPORTSCASTER: All right, so we are ready for the finale.
Team Pele is up first, a little bit
of rain falling from the sky.
Might that impact the run here tonight?
You know, it could have a little bit of an impact,
but it's what they're used to.
It's a real world environment.
They simply can't say, we can't chase that suspect tonight.
It's drizzling a little bit.
Being from Seattle, we've got to assume
they're used to running in the rain drops here.
So here we go, the final round.
Team Pele is underway.
First obstacle is the knockdown, 135-pound door.
We'll see if they can knock it down.
SPORTSCASTER: A small stumble on the first obstacle.
Can they make up the time?
SPORTSCASTER: Now it's through the windows into Spiderweb.
This replicates a chase through brush and undergrowth.
Up, up, up, up, up.
This is a highly experienced tracking team in real life,
and that experience pays off here.
Look at the clock.
Just over 30 seconds right now as they begin the low crawl.
SPORTSCASTER: Officer San Miguel throws Pele's toy,
then follows herself.
Great teamwork.
SPORTSCASTER: Once again, the power of the toy.
Now Boxes Up.
SPORTSCASTER: These big jumps are where Pele
should have a size advantage.
SPORTSCASTER: Quickly up to the second level,
just under a minute, heading into Ductwork.
Ready?
OK.
OK. Here.
SPORTSCASTER: lay in the first cone there.
SPORTSCASTER: Oh, no.
Pele reversed out of the tube.
This is a big test of how dogs perform when they're physically
separated from their handler.
SPORTSCASTER: Will their run go down the tubes?
SPORTSCASTER: She's doing all the right things.
She's using the ball.
Good.
SPORTSCASTER: There we go.
Finally on to Door Breach, but they lost a lot of time.
SPORTSCASTER: And remember, Pele struggled
with the Balls On Fire Escape.
Will we see a repeat?
Good.
SPORTSCASTER: Great strategy by Officer San Miguel.
She adapted right there, grabbing the ball for Pele.
SPORTSCASTER: No problem with the ball tugs this time--
went through both doors and headed down to ground
level for the takedown.
This volcano is about to erupt.
There's the bite.
Now Pele must release and get back
to the start/finish platform to stop the clock.
Good girl.
Good dog.
SPORTSCASTER: Pele releases for a time
of two minutes, three seconds.
Good girl.
SPORTSCASTER: The small ball of energy Team Bowie
is small in size, but has big ups, and even bigger energy.
From Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, it's Team Bowie.
My name's Bob Schwarting.
I'm a police officer with Bensalem
Township, Pennsylvania.
And this is my canine partner Bowie.
He's a three and a half year old Belgium Malinois.
One of the things we do is we have him jump over
a car to apprehend a suspect.
Jump.
That a boy.
He's amazing, and he's part of my family.
Good boy.
I think we're going to win tonight because Bowie's
the most agile dog out there.
I can't wait to show everybody what he can do.
Team Bowie ready to go.
Wait here.
SPORTSCASTER: All right, it's a 50-pound dog
versus a 130-pound door.
Uh-oh, Bowie misses the first two tries.
So far, the door is winning.
Finally, some big and take down the door.
This was really my only concern for Team Bowie,
and they lost a lot of time there.
SPORTSCASTER: Remember, the time to beat
is two minutes, three seconds.
Now both go through the window into the Spiderweb.
That's 1,100 feet of bungee.
Bowie's already over both walls, just waiting.
SPORTSCASTER: Bowie's super focused,
waiting for his handler.
What took you so long?
SPORTSCASTER: Now the low crawl.
SPORTSCASTER: Wow, Bowie and Officer Schwarting
fast through low crawl.
He breezes right through it, no issues, speed right there.
SPORTSCASTER: They climb the boxes up,
and they haven't even gotten to the one-minute mark yet.
A couple of seconds ahead of Pele's time--
can they keep it up?
We're getting ready to hit Ductwork.
This is where a Team Pele had a little bit of an issue.
We're going to see if Team Bowie can capitalize on that.
Here.
SPORTSCASTER: Wow, two runs down the tube.
Up we've never seen both teams trip up here before.
SPORTSCASTER: Officer Schwarting using the ball
to lure Bowie into Ductwork.
Great teamwork.
Now that he's in, he's flying through it.
SPORTSCASTER: Wow.
He grabbed that ball like it owed him money.
SPORTSCASTER: That's the dog with ball drive.
He's just got to let the ball go.
Now get to the second door.
And we're just over one and a half minutes.
Now they need to get down to street level,
bite release, and cross the finish
line in under 30 seconds.
This is where he's going to sign right here, Curt.
Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em, get 'em, go.
SPORTSCASTER: Apprehends him.
Grabs the [inaudible].
Bowie, loose.
No.
Loose.
SPORTSCASTER: Just over 10 seconds to release and get
back to Office Schwarting.
I'm sweating a little myself.
SPORTSCASTER: What a bite.
Is he going to do well on the [inaudible]??
SPORTSCASTER: Yes.
He's on the platform with just a few ticks to spare.
One minute.
56.49 seconds.
This is an incredible run.
Team Bowie wins the title of tonight's top dog.
It's awesome.
I didn't think everything went our way during that challenge,
but he pulled it off.
He did great.