Gwen Stefani is mourning the loss of her beloved dog Betty, who passed away at the age of 18.The singer, 56, shared the news on Instagram and included a lengthy montage of video and photos of the black and tan hound enjoying hugs from her husband Blake Shelton, 50, and her youngest son Apollo, 12, and running around the family’s ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.’It’s with the heaviest hearts that we share our sweet betty has gone to heaven,’ Stefani’s tribute began with a trio of broken heart, dove and paw print emojis.The No Doubt hitmaker added: ‘She 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.’Also included in the slideshow were photos of Stefani doting on Betty as she rehearsed on stage with her band, Betty lounging in the sunshine, and Shelton giving the pooch a treat in the kitchen, concluding with a reel of the hound bounding away down a dirt track along the lake.Betty famously appeared alongside the couple in the romantic music video for their 2019 duet Nobody But You. Gwen Stefani is mourning the loss of her beloved dog Betty, who passed away at the age of 18 ‘It’s with the heaviest hearts that we share our sweet betty has gone to heaven,’ Stefani’s tribute beganStefani, who celebrated her and Shelton’s fifth anniversary with a round of wedding photos, was always sharing clips of Betty joining her and Shelton on golf cart rides around their 1,300-acre farm.Betty may have originally belonged to Shelton, but the country singer joked that the pup loved his wife so much that she practically became Stefani’s dog.’She gets jealous. She’s Gwen’s dog now, so that’s where the jealousy comes in,’ Shelton told CMT.Stefani, however, insisted that Betty ‘loves both of her parents very much.’Since they got together, their sprawling property known as the Ten Point Ranch has become a haven for a menagerie of animals, from rescued house pets to livestock.They are also parents to a small mixed-breed dog named Ginger, who Stefani often calls Gingerbread in her social media shares.Stefani and Shelton have also adopted various cats over the years including a stray kitten they named Corn, after Shelton’s favorite crop.Plus they have horses with a barn and several ponds for them to roam around in.The couple, who met as coaches on The Voice in 2014 and began dating in 2015 after their respective marriages to Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert ended, marked their fifth wedding anniversary on July 3 of this year. The singer, 56, shared the news on Instagram and included a lengthy montage of video and photos of the black and tan hound getting the love from husband Blake Shelton Stefani was always sharing clips of Betty joining her and Shelton on golf cart rides around their 1,300-acre farm in Oklahoma The No Doubt hitmaker included a photo of Betty lounging in the sunshine ‘She 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,’ shared Stefani, whose tribute also featured a snap of Betty getting a huge from her youngest son, Apollo’5 years and every day is better than the last…,’’ the Ol’ Red singer wrote on Instagram, while Stefani echoed on her own Instagram page: ‘5 years married to my forever.’Meanwhile, Stefani previously admitted that her life was in ‘complete turmoil’ before she began dating Shelton.The No Doubt singer was initially reluctant to dive into another relationship after splitting from Rossdale, 60, who is best known as frontman for British rock band Bush.’We had just met, and it was chaos. Both of our lives were in complete turmoil, all over the ground. Nothing could save us at that point,’ Stefani told People.’There was a point where I was like, “I can’t even talk to you. This is insane. I already have enough problems. This is not happening anymore. We’re not going to text or nothing.”‘Despite this, Shelton ultimately managed to wow the blonde beauty with his musical talents.Stefani said: ‘I think he really wanted to impress me, because he doesn’t really write songs as much as he used to. And I love writing songs. That’s everything to me.’If I want to feel like I have any kind of purpose or any kind of value or anything, it’s about writing a song. That’s where I get my fulfillment.’ Betty may have originally belonged to Shelton, but the country singer joked that the pup loved his wife so much that she practically became Stefani’s dog. Above, Stefani on April 14 at the Los Angeles Fashion Awards in Beverly Hills Since Stefani and Shelton got together, their sprawling property known as the Ten Point Ranch has become a haven for a menagerie of animals, from rescued house pets to livestock. Above, the couple in 2024 attending the Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, TexasAnother thing Stefani can count on is Shelton’s unwavering support, which he gave abundantly during her Las Vegas residency earlier this year.’So proud of my wife @gwenstefani and the @nodoubt guys for working their a**** off and putting on this hell of a show…,’ Shelton wrote on Instagram after he attended one of her shows at the Sphere.He added: ‘Finally got a night off to see it.. un-freakin-real.’His post featured a video of Stefani performing on stage, while the country singer watched from the crowd.