Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughter slams haters for criticizing dad’s new romance and says ‘let my dad live in peace!’
DOG The Bounty Hunter's daughters Bonnie and Lyssa shared their support for his new romance with Francie Frane.
"How cute are these two?" captioned Lyssa on Instagram alongside a picture of the lovebirds cuddled up together, while sister Bonnie hit back at haters who critized his new relationship.
She slammed: "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.
"Your opinion is invalid. My mother would've wanted him to be happy.
"Now please shut up and let my dad live in peace."
The Sun - real name Duane Chapman - smiling into the camera as he posed with his arm around new girlfriend Francie, a 51-year-old rancher from Colorado.
At the time Dog's daughter Lyssa and close family friend Rainy Robinson told The Sun the reality star is head over heels for Francie - and say they couldn't be happier for the new couple.
The couple have been dating for a few months and met after Dog called Francie's husband Bob to do some yard work at his house in Colorado.
Sadly Francie had to break the news to Dog, 67, that Bob had died several months before Beth - Dog's wife who passed away from cancer last June.
The pair began talking on the phone and became close - and are helping each other deal with the grief of losing their spouses, Lyssa said.
She added: "They are both so happy together and they are good for each other.
"Francie has been very respectful to all the kids - and to Beth's memory - and my dad is the same way with Bob and their children.
"They go to church three times a week and dad is trying to give up smoking - she is a good woman for my dad.
"He's the happiest I've seen him in a long time - he's so in love and wants to spend the rest of his life with Francie.
"They are both lost their spouses to cancer so they know what i's like to go through that and they are helping each other through it," she added.
"But at the same time they are being very respectful of each other's grieving process and they're not trying to replace each other's partner.
"Beth would approve - I honestly believe that Beth sent Francie for my dad - I feel like Beth and Bob are up there watching down over them."
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