Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Mourn Beloved Dog Betty After 18 Years — ‘We’re Going to Miss Her Forever’

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are saying goodbye to a beloved member of their family who had been part of their lives for nearly two decades.

On Saturday, September 5, Stefani announced that their dog Betty had died after 18 years, sharing an emotional collection of photographs and videos celebrating the black-and-tan pup’s long life.

“It’s with the heaviest hearts that we share our sweet Betty has gone to heaven,” Stefani wrote.

The loss carries an especially poignant significance for the couple. Betty had been around even longer than Shelton and Stefani had been together, having watched their relationship, marriage and blended family take shape over the years.

Betty had been part of the family for 18 years

Shelton and Stefani began their relationship in 2015 and married in 2021.

Betty’s 18-year life meant she had been a constant presence long before the couple became husband and wife.

Stefani’s tribute offered glimpses of just how deeply the dog had become woven into their family’s everyday life.

Rather than focusing only on posed photographs, the montage showed Betty in ordinary, affectionate moments — relaxing at home, spending time outdoors and receiving attention from the people who loved her.

“She made us all smile for 18 years,” Stefani wrote. “We’re going to miss her forever.”

She ended her message by thanking Betty “for all the love + joy” she had brought into their lives.

The tribute showed Betty with Gwen’s son Apollo

 

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Among the most touching moments were clips and photographs of Betty spending time with Stefani’s youngest son, Apollo.

The montage captured the bond between the family and their longtime pet, offering a look at the years of memories they had accumulated together.

Other footage showed Betty running freely around the family’s ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

The sprawling surroundings gave the dog plenty of room to explore, and the tribute included scenes of her enjoying the outdoors and soaking up the sunshine.

Those quiet moments took on a different meaning as Stefani looked back on Betty’s life.

Betty even joined Gwen during rehearsals

The beloved dog was not confined to life at home.

Stefani included footage of herself doting on Betty while rehearsing onstage with her band, showing how the pup occasionally became part of her professional world as well.

Other photographs captured much simpler pleasures.

Betty could be seen relaxing in the sunshine, while another moment showed Shelton giving her a treat in the kitchen.

Together, the images created a portrait of a dog who had become part of virtually every corner of the family’s life.

Fans may recognize Betty from ‘Nobody But You’

Betty was also familiar to some Shelton and Stefani fans without them necessarily knowing her name.

The dog appeared alongside the couple in the music video for their 2019 duet “Nobody But You.”

The romantic collaboration became one of the songs closely associated with Shelton and Stefani’s relationship, making Betty’s appearance an especially sweet piece of the family’s history.

Years later, the video also serves as another lasting glimpse of their beloved pet.

Betty was there as Blake and Gwen built their life together

Stefani and Shelton’s relationship began years after Betty had already become part of the family.

The singers started dating in 2015 before eventually marrying at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch in 2021.

Over those years, Betty remained in the background of their changing lives.

She was there as the couple’s relationship developed, as their families became intertwined and as Oklahoma became an important part of their life together.

That history helps explain why Stefani’s farewell was about far more than losing a pet.

Betty represented 18 years of family memories.

‘Thank you Betty for all the love and joy’

Stefani’s tribute did not dwell on Betty’s final days.

Instead, she chose to remember the life that came before them.

The montage was filled with sunshine, family moments, treats, rehearsals and scenes from the Oklahoma ranch — small snapshots of a dog who had spent nearly two decades surrounded by the people who loved her.

“She made us all smile for 18 years,” Stefani wrote.

For Shelton and Stefani, those 18 years encompassed countless changes.

But Betty remained a constant through them.

Now, the photographs and videos Stefani shared have become a farewell to the pup who was part of their family before Blake and Gwen were even a couple — and who stayed beside them long enough to watch the life they eventually built together.