Dog the Bounty Hunter shares throwback snap from dinner where Beth asked friend to take care of him weeks before death
DOG the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth Chapman asked friends to look after him right before she lost her battle with cancer.
Beth died at 51 last June after fighting cancer and made sure her husband was cared for as one of her final wishes.
Richard Moore - one of the Bounty Hunter team - shared the special moment on Instagram with a photo of himself and the couple, which Dog then shared to his Instagram stories.
He wrote: "This was our last dinner together one year ago today. @mrsdog4real and my dad were both battling cancer at the time and they both talked about what they were each going through.
"This is also when she told me that the end was near and asked me to make sure I was there for @duanedogchapman .
"She was an amazing woman who’s spirit will continue to live on."
Dog, 67, - whose real name is Duane Chapman - announced his wife's death on Twitter and revealed he called out "in Jesus' name" when she passed.
She was first diagnosed with stage two throat cancer in November 2017 and later developed stage-four lung cancer.
Duane shot to fame in 2004 with Dog The Bounty Hunter, a reality series chronicling his experiences locating and arresting people who had breached their bail agreements.
The show ended in 2012 after eight seasons and was replaced in 2013 by Dog and Beth: On The Hunt, a spin-off series starring both Duane and Beth.
Dog made headlines earlier this month after he announced his engagement to 51-year-old rancher, Francie Frane.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Francie, said a friend had predicted she and Dog would get together last summer after "God gave her a message" while she was praying.
Shocked Francie, who had just lost her husband to cancer and had no idea who Dog was at the time, laughed it off - telling her friend, "Don't be ridiculous."
But her friend's prophecy came true - and the couple announced their engagement.
Telling her fascinating love story for the first time, Francie said: "In June of last year, I was six months into my grieving and my really close girlfriend and I went to Arizona together with her mom. We're involved with a ministry there.
Dog defended getting engaged so soon after Beth's death saying he and Francie bonded over losing their beloved spouses.
He told: "For a living, she's a rancher and she recently lost her husband to cancer six months before I lost Beth Chapman so we hopped on the phone, started talking to each other, crying and consoling each other and then one thing led to another and it's just incredible that I've been able to meet someone like her.
"With Francie, I'm allowed to speak about Beth, we speak about her husband. We cry. We hold each other."
Dog's daughter, Lyssa, also stepped in to defend her dad.
She also had to after he had moved on from his late wife and decided to marry Francie Frane.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Lyssa said and are "really cute" and "adorable" together and the 51-year-old fits in with the family perfectly.
She said her dad's relationship may give inspiration to other widows and widowers that they can find love again.
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But she admits that it is difficult for fans to see her famous father embark on a new relationship after
Lyssa told The Sun exclusively: "I think that it's really hard for people to see dad move on.
"It's hard for us, it's hard for the world. Beth and Dog were always together for everything.
"So it's been an adjustment period."
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