Gwen Stefani is mourning her and husband Blake Shelton’s 18-year-old dog Betty.
“It’s with the heaviest hearts that we share our sweet betty has gone to heaven 💔🕊️🐾 she made us all smile for 18 years,” the No Doubt singer, 56, announced via Instagram on Saturday, September 5.
The post included a musical montage featuring some of the Rottweiler mix’s sweetest moments with Shelton, 50, Stefani and her children Zuma, Apollo and Kingston. The clip was set to the couple’s duet “Nobody But You” — as Betty memorably had a cameo in the music video.
“[Betty] made us all smile for 18 years… we’re going to miss her forever. Thank u betty for all the love + joy u brought into our lives,” Stefani added.
Many of the singer’s fans offered condolences and sent words of encouragement in the Instagram post’s comment section.
“Omg Im so sorry to hear about Betty…it’s hard losing a pet. Wow 18 years..she lived her best years! My prayers are with y’all. Love y’all. ❤️Thanks for sharing this with us,” one follower wrote.
Another fan shared their own story of losing a pet, writing, “My heart breaks for you. I recently went through this with my girl of 13 years. Thinking of you and sending prayers.”
“We all feel like we know Betty from all the videos and pictures. What a great family, dog and friend that Betty was. Till you all meet again RIP Betty,” a third follower replied.
Betty was originally Shelton’s dog before he got together with fellow Voice coach Stefani. Speaking to CMT in 2020, the “Let Him in Anyway” singer revealed that Betty quickly took a liking to Stefani.
“She gets jealous,” Shelton said of his pup. “She’s Gwen’s dog now, and so that’s where the jealousy comes in.”
Stefani corrected him, saying, “She loves both of her parents very much.”
The pair are also parents to mixed-breed dog Ginger and a rescue cat named Corn Shelton. In 2024, Stefani revealed via Instagram that she and Shelton adopted the cat after it showed up on their property.
“The day he showed up to our home, he was hardly alive + so sick,” Stefani explained in a video at the time. “But with a lot of love + nurturing, he became a healthy kitten.”
She added, “We’re so grateful that he’s a part of our family.”
Stefani and Shelton tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at his Oklahoma ranch in July 2021. (Stefani was previously married to Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale from 2002 to 2016. Shelton was with his first ex-wife, Kaynette Gern, from 2003 to 2006 and later was married to fellow country music superstar Miranda Lambert from 2011 to 2015.)
