. >> we have sergeant mark tappan. >> yes, sir. >> this is mattis.eart. >> that's correct. >> how important is the bond with your pup when you are going about this competition? >> he was in our actual work, it's the most important thing. what the show did was it highlighted that bond, like, if you had a good bond with your dog, you will be successful. >> 97 pounds, and we met backstage. mattis, post. >> post. >> post. high five. high five. oh, good boy. [ applause ] >> so cute. >> back to you. >> all right. amanda is here with our bull minion. you got him as a personal pet, and you didn't know he had these skills. >> no. we actually trained police and military dogs. come here, buddy. up, up. good boy. >> mattis scared him. >> yeah, and we were actually just teaching him fun tricks and other little things for pet demos and when i started working with some of the other dogs, he showed a lot of enthusiasm, and figured we would give it a go. >> let's see one of his tricks. >> okay. ready? let's go. minion. come here, buddy. >> he's in front of a live aud