Duane Chapman, Beth Chapman and family. Broadimage/Shutterstock Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman is the head of a booming brood that contains 13 children from six different relationships. Scroll down to meet his family: Christopher Michael Hecht Dog became a father for the first time as a teenager when his ex-girlfriend Debbie White gave birth to son Christopher in 1972. At the time of his son's birth, the future bail bondsman was serving an 18-month prison sentence in Texas. He was later adopted by Keith Hecht and Gloria Hecht after his birth mother tragically died by suicide.