dog the bounty hunter

While the program mostly follows Chapman and his team's pursuits against actual criminals who violated the conditions of their bail, it also shows his life as a husband, a father to his twelve children and an ex-convict. Chapman and Smith were married on May 20, 2006. Dog's human side is frequently on display, as he looks for ways to coach his catches back to the right path.

The program spun off from their appearance in the A&E Network's Take This Job, a program about people with unusual occupations. Both shows are produced for A&E by Hybrid Films, a New York-based production company.

Their bail bond business, Da Kine Bail Bonds, has locations on the islands of Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island. The Oahu office is located at 1383 Queen Emma St. in Honolulu.

2006 Arrest

At approximately 6:00 am Hawaiian time on September 14, 2006, Duane Chapman, his son Leland and Tim Chapman were arrested by US Marshals at the request of the Mexican government. They have since been released on bail ($300,000 For Duane and $100,000 each for the other two)[1], and are awaiting an extradition hearing in November 2006.

See Dog Chapman for more.

Trivia

• The theme tune is Ozzy Osbourne's Dog, The Bounty Hunter, included on the Prince of Darkness Album.

• Duane Chapman's book "You Can Run But You Can't Hide: The Life and Times of Dog the Bounty Hunter" will be available in February 2007.

• Public petitions are being accumulated to fight the extradition order.

• There have been multiple legal defense funds for Duane, Leland, and Tim including one set up by Tonja "Doe", a victim of Andrew Luster.

External links

• Dog the Bounty Hunter Myspace Site
• Dog the Bounty Hunter official site
• Dog the Bounty Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
• Da-Kine Bail Bonds
• Dog Group Video
• Arrest article
• Release video 1
• Release video 2