No…...it is not staged…..he is short and wears elevator boots. He helped capture a criminal, a rapist, who went down to mexico, a think a max factor heir. Bounty hunters can not catch convicts and bring them back from Mexico, why so many sleazebags hide out thee. Anyhow, Dog got in legal trouble for catching this guy and tryin to bring him back to LA. Yes, his wife is trampy, stripper chic, but I do believe he is for real.