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Dog the Bounty Hunter held court at the Border's in Hollywood last night. He's written a book and signed hundreds of them for some rather rabid fans.

My assignment for the night.. interview the Dog and roll it into a story about the Mexican government dropping the charges against him regarding the capture of Andrew Luster in Puerto Vallarta in 2003.

But the Dog's handlers were in no mood to handle Fox 11's request for interview time. Lots of books to sell and lots of fans to run through the line.

That's when I got the tip of the night.. don't deal with the suits, ask Beth, his wife. She, with all her blond pulchritude, has the power to move things... especially "Big Daddy" .. as she calls him. And, so, I asked her for some help, the walls came down. He continued to sign the books and answered a few questions. Honestly, not the best interview I've ever gotten.  But it was better than nothing.

Gary, my cameraman and I had rushed out of the book store to interview the fans in line and then started the mad dash to write and edit the story for Fox 11 10 o'clock news.

Then, I remembered, my momma raised me better than that. I went back into the store to thank Beth for running interference.  She couldn't have been nicer and started her campaign to turn me into a Dog fan.  To be sure, I'm convinced of Dog's appeal.. but it's she I really appreciate. He's got the mission, she's got the energy.  Her devotion to him is sincere and refreshing.  

Beth Smith Chapman, consider me a fan.