Dog the Bounty Hunter says Dylan Mulvaney's threats weren't serious

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Dog The Bounty Hunter clarifies some controversial and threatening comments he made about transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney...and now says he wasn't serious.

The former reality TV star went on the 'Two Guys From Hollywood' podcast and tried to explain away his threats of physical abuse by barking and not biting.

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TMZ broke the story...Dog's daughter, Lyssa Chapman, apologized after her dad shot Dylan and added, "Put that punk down. Rebuke [Dog's] Satan and just give him some black eyes. That's exactly what I mean. If I ever see him, I'll dump him."

Now Dog is backtracking...at least on the threats, which were part of a larger homophobic rant.

The dog says he has never beaten anyone, and wants to show people mercy and give them grace.

Furthermore, Dog says that if Dylan was attacked by thugs, he would step in to help DM...and he says he's sorry for making Dylan feel unsafe.