Dog The Bounty Hunter speaks to daughter for first time in months as granddaughter fulfills Beth’s dying wish
DOG The Bounty Hunter has spoken to daughter Lyssa Chapman for the first time in months as his granddaughter fulfills his late wife Beth's final wishes and joins the US Air Force.
Lyssa's daughter Abbie, 17, was sworn into the Air Force on Tuesday after spending her high school years training as a cadet.
Speaking about her pride at Abbie' joining the military, Lyssa went on: "I'm super proud of Abbie - she's really an incredible kid.
"She graduated high school a year early at 16 because she was a genius and during those three years of high school she was involved in the Air Force ROTC program and really loved it and loves the idea of going to serve our country.
"And what's really amazing is, the last time that we saw Beth alive before she went into the coma, I took Abbie to the house and she was having second thoughts about joining the military.
"And grandma told her, 'Abbie, you do that. You know that's something that's super important'. It was something that Beth was so proud of her for doing."
Before leaving for Texas to undergo bootcamp, Abbie added: "She [Beth] was very adamant about me joining, I was considering maybe doing community college for a year but she told me - about two months before she passed - 'No you need to go out there and do your own thing, you need to be your own person - it doesn't matter how young you are... it's time for you to be independent.'
"I know she feels proud. I know if she was still here she'd definitely want to be here when I join up.
"I'm nervous about joining and leaving my mom and my family but I'm excited - it's like college but I get paid to learn things.
"My mom and sister mean everything to me so it's going to be tough but we have letters and stuff so that will be cool."
Lyssa says that like any mother she is sad to say goodbye to daughter Abbie, who she had when she was just 15.
"I was a teen mom - long before it was cool," she laughs.
"I had Abbie the day after my 15th birthday.
"Like any milestone you hit as a parent - from the first step, to the first haircut, to the first boyfriend - it's incredible. Those milestones become bigger and bigger and now this is a really big milestone.
"I just told her 'I taught you a lot and I think that you have all the necessary skills to make it in the world and I'm just really proud of her.
"We're sad, obviously. I cried 10 times a day - I'm not gonna lie.
"Every time I walk in her room I think, 'Oh, she's leaving', it's obviously super emotional.
"But at the same time I feel very prideful. I didn't have a lot of options when I was a teenager. I had very different circumstances but she's got the whole world in front of her.
"I feel like I'm turning in my final art project - Like I've been working on this masterpiece for almost 18 years now.
"I'm just, I'm really, really happy for her and I'm sad and happy. It's just a big ball of emotion."
Dog's family relationships have been strained since he started dating Moon, Beth's maid of honor and the ex of Dog's son.
Beth even Moon before she died and "knew her intentions".
The star's family have spoken out about the relationship both publicly and privately - saying they thought it was disrespectful to his late wife Beth.
Dog and earlier this month after rows with her and his kids.
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