Dog the Bounty Hunter celebrates granddaughter Abbie’s 18th birthday and shares rare photo of blond beauty
DOG the Bounty Hunter, 67, celebrated granddaughter Abbie’s 18th birthday on Thursday after reconnecting with her earlier this year.
He shared a rare photo with the newly-minted 18-year-old, along with his new fiance, Francie Frane.
Abbie’s mother is Dog’s 33-year-old daughter Lyssa Chapman, who was 15 when she gave birth to the blonde beauty.
A father of 12, has been married five times and welcomed daughter Lyssa with his third wife, Lyssa Rae Brittain, to whom he was married from 1982 to 1991.
He’s now , after losing wife Beth Smith to cancer last year, and they plan on getting hitched once large gatherings are allowed again amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But first, the couple enjoyed celebrating their granddaughter on her big day.
For the new photo, Abbie wore a black bodycon dress and white sneakers with her long, blonde hair down.
had on a bright pink dress with a black tank top on underneath and black sandals, while Dog wore his signature rocker look with an all-black ensemble.
The bounty hunter captioned the shot: “Happy 18th Birthday Abbie. We love you & we are so proud of you #dogthebountyhunter #granddaughter”
Abbie’s mom Lyssa also shared a sweet photo of the birthday girl, thanking her for making her a mom.
She wrote: “Officially the mother of an ADULT ! Happy 18th birthday to the person who made me a Mom.
“I’m so proud of you. I love you!!! @abbi3.c Have Fun and Be Safe”
Dog the Bounty Hunter recently reconnected with Lyssa and Abbie after not speaking to them for months due to having a strained relationship with his daughter after she voiced concerns about him moving on too quickly with ex girlfriend Moon Angell.
He called up his daughter as his granddaughter fulfilled his late wife Beth's final wishes and joined the US Air Force.
Abbie graduated from high school at 16 and was sworn into the Air Force earlier this year.
Lyssa credited her , who died from cancer last June, with encouraging Abbie to join the military after she was having cold feet.
While they were celebrating their last weekend together before the then-17-year-old had to get to work, Dog surprised them with a phone call.
: ”He called and we just chatted and I updated him about Abbie and told him I love him.
"He said, 'I need to talk to my daughter and my granddaughters’.
"I told him of course and then Abbie spoke to him later in the day."
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She added: "You know we still have a long way to go and obviously we are not together but family will always be family.
"It's just about finding that middle ground where everyone feels comfortable.
"But it was good timing that he reached out right before Abbie left."