Miranda Lambertis mourning the loss of her beloved dog, Jessi.
On Thursday, the country singer, 36, shared to Instagram the tragic news that Jessi had died after 13 and a half years together.
“I found her and her brother Waylon on the side of the road in Oklahoma in Jan 2008 in the middle of a sleet storm. They were 6 weeks old,” she explained. “My mom was in the truck with me and we were listening to theI Am Jessi Colteralbum. That’s how they got their names.”
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“I know she missed him terribly and we are so thankful to have had extra time. Today they are reunited at the rainbow bridge,” she wrote. “We sent her off with the song ‘Storms Never Last’ from the same record she heard playing the first time I put her in my truck. I can’t put into words what a dogs love does to a heart.”
Miranda Lambert with her dogs Waylon and Jessi.Miranda Lambert/Instagram
When Waylon died, Lambert penned a sweet message about her other closest pal, writing that he was “a rock in our family” who “always held down the fort” and “lived his life with no fences. The way we all want to live.”
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Lambert added that she was also “so glad” that her husband,Brendan McLoughlin, “got to know” theGolden Retriever"in his final years."
“We are heartbroken but happy that he is running across the rainbow bridge right now and will be waiting for us when we get there. 🌈,” she added. “Dogs change your life. Thebond is something that can’t be describedunless you have lived it.”
Last year, Lambert teamed up with the Waggle Foundation to establish theMuttNation Fund, which will help music industry employees cover their pets' medical bills amid the ongoingcoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The “Bluebird” singer was inspired to launch the charity effort after her backup singer and close friendGwen Sebastian’s dog Earl fell ill in March with a rare liver disorder as coronavirus infections began to spike in the United States.
“It was such an unexpected major expense at an already tough time,” Lambert said in a press release. “So, it got me thinking that there must be a lot more people whose careers in the music industry have been on pause due to lack of live performance opportunities, and who are struggling with their pets' vet bills.”
She continued, “Because music and mutts are my two passions, I knew I had to do somethingand thought that starting this fund would helpboth the music community that’s been so supportive of me, and their pets.”
source: people.com
