Next, we're about to see something
we've never seen before.
In our underdog battle, it's fiancee versus fiancee.
Uh oh.
The winner of this one may end up in the doghouse
in more ways than one.
Otto Sturm and Kristi Kummer both competed on season
one of "America's Top Dog."
Tonight, though, they're going head to head with only
one being able to advance.
And it gets even more interesting,
because the two dogs in the competition,
they're brother and sister.
Oh, no.
It's time for this very personal underdog head to head
Between Ottawa and Mina and Otto's fiancee Kristi with
her dog JJ, Mina's brother.
I'm Otto, and this is my American
Staffordshire Terrier Mina.
My name is Kristi, and this is JJ.
Eating the flies.
Like, what are you doing?
Originally, I had a company and Kristi had a company.
And then when we moved together, we meshed the two.
I proposed to Kristi on Valentine's Day.
Our philosophy on dog training,
our philosophy on relationships with dogs, it was just, like,
perfect match.
Last season, I was on with a different dog named Wolverine.
Good boy!
ANNOUNCER: Otto Sturm and Wolverine
moving on to round two.
Unfortunately, they run out of time.
OTTO: Kristi competed with a dog named Scrappy.
ANNOUNCER: There have been faster dogs,
but none with as much heart.
Team Scrappy is eliminated.
OTTO: Just to be able to be out here again,
showing what these dogs can do, is
a really awesome opportunity.
KRISTI: JJ is, like, a mixture of Conor McGregor
and Usain Bolt. He's super athletic.
JJ's strengths on the course is going to be knocking
stuff over and running fast.
That's pretty much what he does all day every day in real life.
And he's really handsome.
Look at this face.
Wouldn't you agree?
OTTO: Because we were so impressed with JJ,
we wanted another dog from the same breeder.
I acquired Mina right at her first birthday.
Her fastest time is, like, 29 miles per hour.
She can jump a 2.7 meter wall.
So she should be pretty fluent in most of the obstacles
out on the course.
Mina and I are coming for you, JJ!
KRISTI: Otto, I love you, but we're going to win.
Are you nervous at all?
Oh, a little bit about some things,
but we'll see how it goes.
About some things?
Are you perhaps nervous about a little bet that's
going on behind the scenes?
Maybe.
What's going on there?
What's the bet?
Well, the loser has to take care
of the dogs for the next two months and do the AM shift.
OK.
So forget about the 10 grand.
There is a lot on the line tonight.
Oh, this is too intense.
It's time to find out who's going to win this head to head
match up.
Are you ready, Mina?
Mina will get a chance to set the pace
in the underdog category.
[beeping]
First up, the high jump.
Let's go Mina.
ANNOUNCER: Otto jumping over the wall to lead the way for Mina.
OTTO: Good girl, Mina.
ANNOUNCER: You think this means something to him?
ANNOUNCER: Pretty aggressive going into the zigzag.
ANNOUNCER: These are 17 feet unstable
ramps, otherwise known as a seesaw or a teeter totter
or zigzag.
ANNOUNCER: Or a zigzaggy.
OTTO: Good girl, Mina.
ANNOUNCER: Mina is doing a great job, making her way through.
Tell you, I'd be a little nervous
if I was Otto's fiancee.
OTTO: Good girl, Mina.
ANNOUNCER: Next is the light 'em up--
OTTO: Touch.
There we go.
OTTO: Good girl.
ANNOUNCER: She knows what she's doing.
Kurt, I just want you to know, we call this the fire escape.
It is not attached to a building.
That's normally where you'll see a fire escape.
These are just things I want you to know,
Kurt, as we go through this.
ANNOUNCER: Should I take notes as we go through the show?
ANNOUNCER: No. It's mostly nonsense.
ANNOUNCER: OK.
ANNOUNCER: That's a red tug.
ANNOUNCER: So you know your colors, too?
Good boy!
ANNOUNCER: I'm not color blind.
ANNOUNCER: Can't get her to grab that tug.
Now they're losing time.
ANNOUNCER: We're in some trouble with this tug.
ANNOUNCER: Yeah.
Just blowing through some time.
After 30 seconds, now, remember, Otto can pull the tug himself.
He does get the flag up.
The ramps go down.
She's was making good time until then.
ANNOUNCER: Domino time.
OTTO: Ready.
Mina.
ANNOUNCER: 57 pound dog knocks them down.
OTTO: Let's go.
Come on.
ANNOUNCER: Approaching shaky bridge.
Is that pink or a fuchsia, that color there?
ANNOUNCER: You know, I want to go with fuchsia.
ANNOUNCER: Yeah. Me, too.
ANNOUNCER: Yeah. OTTO: Good girl.
Let's go.
ANNOUNCER: Approaching the splashdown.
OTTO: Ready?
ANNOUNCER: He's trying to coax her into the water.
OTTO: Go!
ANNOUNCER: She's hesitating.
OTTO: Go!
ANNOUNCER: Uh oh.
ANNOUNCER: Boy, I tell you what.
ANNOUNCER: Yeah, she doesn't want to go.
ANNOUNCER: Looks like he's going to be doing some chores.
ANNOUNCER: And after 15 seconds, he can help her into the water
if he wants to.
She'll go in with Otto, though.
Once he gets her in, she swims.
And it's just a matter of comforting her.
OTTO: Good girl, Mina.
ANNOUNCER: Now Mina just has to pull that tug
and hope her brother JJ doesn't do a better time.
OTTO: Mina!
Yes!
ANNOUNCER: She's like, you pulled me in the water.
ANNOUNCER: Exactly.
ANNOUNCER: I'm not doing anything you say.
[beep]
ANNOUNCER: After 30 seconds, he winds up pulling the tug.
OTTO: Good girl.
ANNOUNCER: So when you count the two tug poles, that's 1 minute
of time right there they lost.
Team Mina finishes the course in 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
Well, the door's open.
ANNOUNCER: Not a tough time to beat.
ANNOUNCER: So we'll find out whether or not
team JJ can beat Team Mina.
ANNOUNCER: Cause now we've got a fiancee going up,
a brother and sister.
ANNOUNCER: Yes.
It's all in the family.
How important is it to you that you win this side bet?
This is Incredibly important, because I
hate Wisconsin winters.
There's nothing I would love to do more than lay in bed
every morning and be warm.
Girl, I'm Canadian.
I feel you on this.
Good luck on this run.
I will see you at the finish line.
Thank you.
Boys?
ANNOUNCER: Mornings, sleeping in is on the line.
It is time for Team JJ to see if they can advance and have
bragging rights in the house.
Let's go.
[beeping]
ANNOUNCER: Into the high jump.
KRISTI: JJ, here.
Over.
ANNOUNCER: These American Staffordshire Terriers
are stocky, muscular, and quite agile,
as you can see with JJ here.
Kristi doesn't know how Otto did,
but Otto knows as he sits there and watches.
ANNOUNCER: They're about to get married.
That's for life.
She can always bring that up at the dinner table.
Remember when I beat you on national television?
KRISTI: Good boy, JJ!
ANNOUNCER: Kristi doing a great job
so far of keeping Jay on track.
KRISTI: Here.
Hey.
ANNOUNCER: JJ's sister Mina actually
did very well on the first part of the fire escape.
Will he let his sister show him up?
KRISTI: Touch. Good boy.
Come here.
Good boy. Yes.
ANNOUNCER: There we go.
He got it.
ANNOUNCER: He got it.
ANNOUNCER: And so JJ's moving on up to the third level.
If I said it was good times for JJ, would that date me?
ANNOUNCER: Some people that are as old as you
and I would know the reference.
"Good Times" was a sitcom in the '70s.
ANNOUNCER: Great theme song, too.
ANNOUNCER: Yes. It was very good theme song.
ANNOUNCER: All right.
Up to the top level.
Now remember, Mina struggled trying to get this tug,
and this is where she really ate up the clock.
KRISTI: Good boy.
Good boy. ANNOUNCER: And he pulls it.
ANNOUNCER: There we go.
ANNOUNCER: No problem for this underdog.
Staying methodical.
Getting back down to street level.
Now let's get to the dominoes.
KRISTI: Ready?
JJ, up.
Good boy!
ANNOUNCER: JJ karate chops them down.
ANNOUNCER: The dog's 90 pounds, so that's no problem for him.
He just skips right across the shaky bridge.
ANNOUNCER: I love that gallop there.
ANNOUNCER: And on the splashdown.
KRISTI: Ready? Hey!
Let's go!
ANNOUNCER: Now remember, Otto had
to get in the water with Mina.
KRISTI: Go!
ANNOUNCER: I wonder if Kristi will also be going for a swim.
KRISTI: Good boy.
Go!
ANNOUNCER: Whoa, there's a dive for you!
JJ goes 9 across and gets some major air.
KRISTI: Good boy!
Let's go!
ANNOUNCER: Good job, JJ.
He is not fearful of the water.
We thought Mina afraid to go in.
Not the case with JJ.
ANNOUNCER: All that's left is for JJ to pull that tug now.
ANNOUNCER: And he does it with his paw.
That's different.
KRISTI: Good boy!
ANNOUNCER: JJ ran an impressive 2 minutes 25 seconds.
And so the second time is the charm for Kristi
as she and JJ will be moving on to the doghouse.
Do you somehow have this, like, intuition
which way it went here?
It could've went either way.
OK.
You're headed to the dog house!
You don't gotta wake up.
Congratulations!
Way to go.
Otto is going to wish he'd never made this bet.
Thanks a lot, Rachel.