Country Star Kelsea Ballerini Says Goodbye to Her Beloved Dog

On January 8, state prima Kelsea Ballerini shared heartbreaking news pinch her fans connected Instagram. Her cherished dog, Dibs, passed distant astatine nan property of 10.

Accompanying a carousel of photos and videos featuring Dibs, nan 32-year-old vocalist wrote, “My saccharine Dibs went to doggy eden yesterday. He spent his past fewer days successful nan backyard, enjoying nan sunshine and surrounded by his everlastingly people. There are nary words to seizure his domiciled successful my life, but I couldn’t person done nan past 10 years without him. He will ever beryllium my psyche dog, and I judge we’ll find each different successful each life.”

She went connected to say, “His emotion can’t beryllium captured successful an Instagram post, but here’s a look astatine immoderate happy moments pinch Dibs. Thank you for loving him pinch me. I consciousness for illustration nan luckiest woman successful nan world to person been his canine mom—the top gift of my life.”

Fans flooded nan comments pinch condolences, honoring nan typical enslaved betwixt Ballerini and her furry companion.

Ballerini’s partner, Chase Stokes, shared a elemental heartfelt tribute, writing, “My saccharine sweet boy.” Former Bachelorette Ali Manno added, “My bosom is pinch you. I conscionable mislaid my canine this past week, it has shattered maine truthful I consciousness your symptom truthful very deeply. It’s nan worst symptom of my life and truthful difficult to understand until you’re going done it. Sending you truthful overmuch emotion ❤️.”

Actress Lili Reinhart wrote, “I’m truthful sorry to you and Chase 💔,” while Miley Cyrus’s older sister, Brandi Cyrus, shared, “There’s nary greater heartbreak 💔 but what an astonishing life he had!!! 🥹🥹🙏🏼🙏🏼.”

On January 9, Ballerini shared another round of sentimental videos and photos of Dibs connected Instagram. In nan caption, she wrote, “Smiling and crying looking done each my Dibby memories. We did truthful overmuch life together. Going to support sharing each his happy moments arsenic I find them connected @adognameddibs ❤️.”

Ballerini welcomed Dibs into her life complete 10 years ago, naming him aft 1 of her breakout songs, Dibs. Over nan years, he became a changeless companion, often walking pinch her connected circuit and appearing regularly connected her Instagram. 

Ballerini moreover shared nan communicative of choosing Dibs’ sanction during an question and reply pinch 99.5 KD Country WKDP. “I was connected nan autobus pinch my band, thinking, ‘What do I sanction my dog?’” she recalled. “We were tossing astir each kinds of names, and I said, ‘Guys, what astir Dibs?’ And they were like, ‘Kelsea, that’s truthful lame. If you telephone him that, we’re not calling him Dibs.’”

Originally, nan Baggage vocalist planned to sanction him Knox, a motion to her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. But erstwhile she visited nan breeder, she sewage immoderate unexpected advice. 

“She said, ‘I cognize you’re astir apt going to telephone him Knox, but you should really sanction him Dibs,’” Kelsea remembered. “I took it arsenic a sign. It was besides nan aforesaid week my opus ‘Dibs’ went to radio, and nan week I sewage him, truthful it felt for illustration a cleanable small reminder.”

Dibs besides had a shoutout successful her way Penthouse from her album “Rolling up nan Welcome Mat”, wherever she sang, “I bought nan location pinch nan obstruction / Enough room for immoderate kids / A backyard for Dibs…”

In nan precocious summer of 2024, Ballerini revealed that Dibs had been diagnosed pinch what she described arsenic “inoperable bosom cancer.” 

She reassured fans astatine nan time, saying, “He’s not successful pain, and thankfully nan crab hasn’t spread. We’re starting him connected nan ‘big’ medications to make judge he tin person arsenic galore happy and comfortable days—weeks, possibly months 🙏—as possible.”

Despite his diagnosis, Dibs remained a joyful beingness done nan holidays. Ballerini celebrated Christmas pinch him, posting connected Instagram, “A very merry Dibsmass & Christmas so ❤️🎄.”