Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman is still going strong with his new girlfriend Francie Frane, as the two have been professing their love for one another on Instagram over the past few days. This comes ten months after the death of Dog’s wife Beth, who passed away last June at the age of 51 following a battle with throat and lung cancer.
One month after revealing their relationship to the world, Dog and Frane are regularly posting loving messages for one another on Instagram.
“I scream & Cry Beth where are you why did you leave me then I look up & see you Francie & the pain turns to a smile I LOVE YOU WOMAN !!” Dog, 68, wrote alongside a photo of Frane.
Frane, a 51 year-old rancher from Colorado, took to her own Instagram page to share a photo of what seems to be a journal entry dated April 27.
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have! So you cling to God & to His word with all your might because it’s all you know to do. Then one day I looked up from the ashes and there you stood. Wow God!” the entry read, seemingly referring to Dog.
Frane captioned the photo with a Bible verse from Isaiah 61:3 along with the words “I love you!” directly to Dog.
The couple has been dating for “a few months,” according to The Sun, as they bonded quickly over each of them losing their spouses. Frane reportedly lost her husband Bob just before Dog lost Beth, and their shared grief has brought them closer together.
“It’s going really good. It’s a God relationship because it’s just like a miracle,” Dog said. “It’s a miracle how we met and it’s a miracle how great we’re getting along.”
When asked if he was considering marrying Frane, Dog indicated that marriage could be on the horizon for the couple.
“There will never be another Mrs. Dog but it looks like there will be a final Mrs. Chapman,” he said.
Dog’s children have been supportive of his relationship with Frane, firing back at haters who have been criticizing him on the internet.
“Everyone who’s judging my father should sure pray that they never have to lose their loved one and get judged for trying to fill the void,” Dog and Beth’s 21 year-old daughter Bonnie wrote online. “Your opinion is invalid. My mother would’ve wanted him to be happy. Now please shut up and let me my dad live in peace.”
Dog’s daughter Lyssa agrees that Frane is good for her dad at this time.
“They both lost their spouses to cancer, so they know what it’s like to go through that and they are helping each other through it,” Lyssa told The Sun. “But at the same time, they are being very respectful of each other’s grieving process.”
“She is a good woman for my dad,” she added.
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