LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Dog the Bounty Hunter Season 8 gets a December 14, 2011 debut date, A&E tells news and fan. Dog the Bounty Hunter is returning to the A&E fall lineup as previously suggested to news in August. All of your favorite season 7 cast members are reportedly retuning.   Days ago, A&E confirmed to fans the “very exciting news … Dog the Bounty Hunter will be returning to A&E with new episodes on Wednesday, December 14th.” That prompted Duane Lee Chapman to tell fans today that he will be returning for the new season. “The new season begins Dec 14th and I am in some shows” he says in a news statement Sunday.   While A&E has yet to indicate which of the Chapman family will appear in the season 8 episodes, promo images released this month depict former cast members Dog, Beth, Duane Lee, Leland and Baby Lyssa.   And even though the new season may several months away, A&E also confirmed Dog and the channel are on taking on a new challenge: costumes. A&E confirmed news this week that it’s going into the Halloween costume business with your favorite cast members, Dog and Beth. “Now you can be Dog! Bring in the perpetrators and look good doing it” says the channel today