Miranda Lambert’s Tragic Real-Life Story

Miranda Lambert is a bona fide animal lover. Not only are her pets an important part of her family, but she launched the MuttNation Foundation, an animal charity. In an interview with Modern Dog Magazine, the singer said, “Just like music, animals have always been a part of my life. We have never been without pets. I can’t imagine how that would be.”

Some of her furry friends have included pets named Cher, Delta Dawn, Thelma and Louise, Jessi, Waylon, and Bellamy. Sadly, she has mourned the loss of some of her pets over the years. In 2020, Lambert posted on Instagram about how she was devastated by her dog Waylon’s death. In 2008, he was adopted alongside his littermate, Jessi, when they were both found on the roadside in Oklahoma. “He was a rock in our family and always held down the fort. He lived his life with no fences. The way we all want to live,” she captioned the photos of Waylon. Less than a year later, Jessi also died. “I can’t put into words what a dog’s love does to a heart. But if you have one, you already know,” she captioned pictures of her and her beloved pet on Instagram.

Lambert experienced heartbreak again in 2023 with the death of her Great Pyrenees. “Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our sweet Thelma,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “She spent her days lounging in the barn and her nights keeping watch over all of us. … I loved her with all my heart.”