Dog the Bounty Hunter

Dog's target today seems to have a taste for drugs and a record of reckless driving. The hunt has deep emotional resonance for the team because today is the anniversary of the fatal car accident of Dog's daughter Barbara Katie.

What looks like a routine pick-up turns into a complicated case of betrayal, deceit, as well as quality nail care as Dog and company track down an fugitive alleged to be an abusive boyfriend with one too many friends in his close knit community.

This fugitive has a bad reputation and a knack for running from the law. The pursuit has Dog and team traveling through an urban dystopia of suspicion, false leads and mistrust.

Dog and Beth take time from their busy schedule to thank their fans by inviting them into their home to celebrate the holiday season. But when Dog decides he needs to help his son Garry believe in Santa Claus again the plan changes.

Dog's target for today has been in trouble with the law since he was a juvenile. And he seems willing to use any trick in the system to avoid capture by Dog. In this match of wits, will Dog prevail?

A fugitive from justice is on the lam and it's Dog's job to find him. When they hit the last known address they discover he already has pulled up stakes and left no forwarding address.

There is a running joke in the posse that every time Bobby Brown asks them for help with a fugitive he always promises them that it's "an easy one," but the hunts end up being epic searches.

Dog believes in safety first, and today's hunt puts this philosophy to the test. The fugitive's problem with anger management increases the dangers of their already risky line of work. Dog warns the crew to be ready for anything as they head out.

Dog doesn't know it yet, but today's bounty is about to take him on a trip down memory lane and test his investigative chops. With each lead propelling him closer and closer to his childhood haunts, Dog uses old-fashioned detective skills.

Dog is a big-hearted guy and today he's proving it. He's helping Mary Ellen, his friend and fellow bondsman, on a dangerous night hunt for a fugitive she is now regretting bailing out.

Things are seldom what they seem in the world of bounty hunting and it is through this maze of illusions that Dog pursues his prey.

Dog knows that looks can be deceiving and today's hunt makes this point crystal clear. The fugitive is pretty, petite, and trouble. She stands accused of settling an argument with the help of a box cutter.

What do you do when you have a fugitive you not only want to find, but believe can be helped back onto the straight and narrow? If you're Mary Ellen you call you good friend Dog.

The day starts with Duane Lee and Leland facing off in the kind of court rarely associated with the Chapmans...a tennis court. At stake, as always, are bragging rights for which son can claim the title of "Chapman Champ."

When Beth returns to the compound on the Big Island she finds a damaged SUV and two possible culprits--Dog or Justin. Pressed by Beth, Dog offers a third option. The perpetrators are Hawaii's mythical mischief makers--the Menehune!

It's been quite a while since Tim Chapman put down his mace can and bulletproof vest to care for his growing family. When his old friend Dog calls asking for help tracking an elusive felon Tim jumps into action.

When the local cops put out an APB for a client with a checked past, Dog springs into action. With the aid of the runner's girlfriend the posse heads out to bring him in.

Back in Colorado Dog tracks a fugitive who is on the run from the law for the first time. Reading the file Dog knows the young man's life is at the crossroads.

For a guy who started life as a free spirited outlaw-biker Dog has certainly turned into a family man. His children touch everything he does today, from searching for the perfect gift for his daughter Cecily's birthday to hunting a fugitive.

Only in Dog's world would a bantam fighting cock, a pregnant daughter, and a jungle safe house go together. And don't forget the mopeds as well a group of hostile squatters on government land! They're all part of the hunt for an elusive criminal.

What's a father to do? When the cops ask Dog for help tracking down a renegade teen with a history of running hard, Baby Lyssa, eight months pregnant and counting, insists on joins the hunt.

For Dog and Beth it's not only another day in paradise, it's their anniversary. Beth is hoping for a romantic dinner with her man, but she knows only too well that for Dog work always comes first.

Today Dog finds himself looking for more than one fugitive. He starts the day looking for a woman who has skipped out on her court date.

A big heart can be a problem for a bail bondsman and today's hunt is a case in point. Dog gave a break to a young man with a drug problem who promised to enter drug rehab.

Dog's latest fugitive, doesn't think small when it comes to illegal drugs: he was carrying almost a pound of methamphetamine when he was arrested. Now he's on the run with his pregnant girlfriend on the high plains of Colorado.

Dog is back in Hawaii and tracking a dangerous fugitive through the jungles of the Big Island. Their prey is being protected by a ring of family and friends that Dog must forcefully confront to bring in his man.

When Dog decides to spend the day caring for his newest granddaughter, Beth enlists the girls to hunt down a female fugitive. Heading into a dangerous part of town the ladies will use their feminine wiles to track this mother gone wrong.

Fugitive beware: Dog's rolling with extra power today. His old friends Tim Chapman and Sonny Westbrook are riding with the team, so their target, a thief with violent tendencies, is out of luck.

Dog doesn't have the whole team today and he's got to catch a fugitive with a record of criminal assault. But when Dog finds the fugitive's former girlfriend, she thinks he isn't dangerous at all.

For months, this fugitive has been stringing Leland along with a series of barely believable excuses. Out of patience, Leland calls in the Big Dog. The team whole team heads out to put pressure on the family and friends of this imposing 300-pound felon.

Dog's latest quarry is running from abuse and assault charges. As Dog investigates, he discovers that this fugitive has gamed the system by jumping from one bond, and one bondsman, to another.

When the co-signer of a bond is also romantically involved with the defendant, sometimes the bondman is put in the middle of a lover's quarrel. But sometimes the defendant is a threat to the community and the cosigner asks the bondsman for protection.

Back in Colorado, Dog`s on the hunt for a runner with more than a decade's worth of trouble with the law.

After releasing the second part of his autobiography, Dog and his family traveled across America, and this very special episode offers an intimate portrait of both the public and private moments of that journey.

Dog is back in Colorado chasing a young man with a taste for trouble. He's fled to Texas but with his family's house on the line Dog is willing to try a risky strategy. He enlists the family in an elaborate hoax to lure the runner home.

Today's hunt takes Dog far from the glittering hotels of Waikiki to the parts of Hawaii tourist rarely see, Oahu's ramshackle tent cities. The team searches for a woman who has lost almost everything, her home, her family and her spirit.

This hunt is personal. Dog's good friend and fellow bondsman Chris is running out of time. He has only days to find his fugitive or risk losing his business. In his hunt Dog confronts duplicitous tipsters, vicious attack dogs, and hostile neighbors.

The bounty-hunter adventures of Duane "Dog" Chapman and his Posse are chronicled in this one hour "Best Of" special, featuring superlative memorable moments from the previous seven seasons.

A small town bondsmen is in over his head, his business on the line, when he makes a desperate plea for help. Dog agrees and launches a high stake hunt through the desolate and dangerous mountain landscape of western Colorado.

Once in Montrose, Dog discovers that the million dollar fugitive is not the young bondsman's only problem. His kind heart and inexperience have led him to bail out a bevy of bail jumpers.

There's no rest for the righteous and nobody knows this better then the Dog. He is committed to saving his new friend's bail bonding business, and now must race against time to bring a rogues gallery to justice.

Can Dog complete his mission to clean-up this frontier town? With four outlaws still on the lam, Dog sets out to bring 'em in. As day turns into night and with the darkness and the danger mounting, an undaunted Dog and team plan late night hits.

With a long record of violence and abuse and weighing in at over 200lbs, Dog's target for the day does not sound like a gentle giant. When the trail grows cold Dog turns up the heat on the fugitive's brother and sister.

Other than bringing criminals to justice, one of Dog's loves is teaching the next generation of bounty hunters the tricks of the trade. Today he has a new student.