Premiering was this week, A&E Network’s new canine competition series “America’s Top Dog,” filmed in Santa Clarita, brings together top K-9 cops and civilian dogs alongside their handlers as they compete nose-to-nose on the ultimate K-9 obstacle course.

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Filmed at Sable Ranch in Sand Canyon, the series is hosted by Curt Menefee alongside expert trainer Nick White and sideline reporting by Jamie Little.

Produced by Big Fish Entertainment, an MGM company, “America’s Top Dog” is set to feature four police K-9 teams, including favorites from the A&E show “Live PD,” and one civilian team competing in head-to-head challenges on “one of the biggest and toughest” K-9 obstacle courses assembled.

Each hour-long episode of the series is scheduled to present teams navigating a complex maze through three separate rounds in an attempt to locate scented items and apprehend a suspect in a bite suit, among a variety of other challenges, according to officials.

Amanda Caldron coaches Minion on the course of “America’s Top Dog” premiering this winter on A&E. Photo Credit: Nico Therin/A&E 2019

Each week’s winning team will receive a prize of $10,000 and an additional $5,000 to donate to the animal charity of their choice.

In the final week of the competition, leading competitors will return to the finale course to battle for the throne of “America’s Top Dog” and an additional $25,000 cash prize.

Host Curt Menefee is an award-winning veteran studio and game broadcaster who currently co-hosts “Fox NFL Sunday” in addition to the wrap-up show “The OT.”

Alongside Menefee, Trainer Nick White is a former US Marine and former member of the Secret Service with years of experience working with K-9s, as well as the owner of a dog training company with locations across the country. Menefee and White will watch the action unfold on the course each week and provide in-depth explanations on the competition rounds.

Jamie Little is a seasoned motorsports reporter covering the pit road for FOX NASCAR, as well as an animal rescue ambassador who served as a reporter at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Show. Little acts as a sideline reporter on the course, speaking with the teams as they make their way through the competition.

“America’s Top Dog” premieres Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on A&E.

A competitor leaps over a fence in the ultimate K9 obstacle course in A&E’s “America’s Top Dog.” Photo Credit: Nico Therin/A&E 2019

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