More than two years after Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter“ Chapman lost his wife, Beth Chapman, to cancer, the bounty hunter and reality television star is now a married man again. He and Francie Frane tied the knot on September 2, 2021.
Dog lost Beth in 2019 after her cancer returned and struck up the relationship in the spring of 2020. By May, Dog had proposed. “I think I had gone to pick up some food, and then when I came back, he had all the lights turned down with just a few lights on and a bunch of candles lit. So when I came in, I was like, ‘Wow, this is awesome,’” Francie told The Sun when sharing the news of their engagement. “Then he said, ‘Come in, sit down because I need to talk to you. I know that God brought you into my life, and I don’t want to spend one moment of it without you. ‘He said, ‘Will you marry me and spend the rest of our lives together?’ Who can say no to that? It was wonderful.”
As the two begin the next chapter of their lives together, here’s what you need to know.
Before Florida… there was snow.
In this episode, we reflect on our first days together in Colorado, bonded by shared grief and strengthened by faith.
Francie loved the snow. Me? Not so much.
After 25 years in Hawaii, I was ready for sunshine again—and that’s how Florida came… pic.twitter.com/ZeWstrtN3f— Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) July 7, 2025
Francie is a rancher who resides near Dog’s home, according to The Sun, which first published photos of Dog and Francie holding each other.
Francie and Dog were initially brought together through tragedy. He initially called Francie’s husband to do some landscaping work on the family property. However, Francie informed Dog that her husband, Bob passed away just a few months before his wife, Beth.
“We hooked up on the phone and started talking to each other, crying and consoling each other. And then one thing led to another,” Dog said in May 2020. “It’s just incredible that I’ve been able to meet someone like her.” Dog also said that for the ten months after Beth’s death, he would sit around and cry, asking, “ ’Where’s my Bethie?’ ” while caught in his despair. “So with Francie, I’m allowed to speak about Beth… “We cry, and we hold each other.” Their shared grief has allowed Dog to process his feelings and move on with his life.
