Jessie James Decker's Beloved Dog Jakey Passes Away After Spending Over 14 Years With The Family
Neha Vashist | Mar 19, 2026, 18:29 IST
Country singer, Jessie James Decker, 37, recently lost a beloved family member, her and her hubby’s fur baby, Jakey. Taking to her social media handle, the singer shared the sad news. In a heart-touching tribute, she revealed that after spending more than 14 years with the Decker family, Jakey breathed his last.
“I’m heartbroken to share that our Jakey has passed. He was with us for 14 1/2 beautiful years. He was our first baby and made us a family. He was with us as we fell in love, got engaged, married, with us as we had all four of our children( he loved them so much), every chapter of our lives… he grew up with us,” she wrote in the caption, as she shared some cheerful moments spent the family spent with Jakey.
Jessie added that though it is a difficult time, she will try to focus on the life Jakey lived, the memory they made, and not on the void created after his demise. She wrote, “We knew it was going to be sooner than later but it still feels abrupt when it happens. Our hearts are shattered into pieces. But I’m doing my best to focus on all the beautiful memories and moments we had together.”
With pain in her heart, she continued, Dear God why can’t dogs live as long as people? If you have any words of encouragement, I will gladly take it. Eric and I are trying to stay strong for the kids but we find ourselves breaking into tears off and on. The kids are being so strong but this is not something we felt prepared for.”
She concluded the tribute on a very sentimental note, stating, “We are hugging Jenny extra tight tonight since that is her brother who’s now in heaven. Hug all of your puppies tight. We are so lucky we get to have these beautiful animals in our world. Jakey we love you and we’ll miss you every day for the rest of our lives. What a beautiful gift you were to us🙏🏽 Rest easy Jakey. We love you forever sweet boy💙”
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“I’m heartbroken to share that our Jakey has passed. He was with us for 14 1/2 beautiful years. He was our first baby and made us a family. He was with us as we fell in love, got engaged, married, with us as we had all four of our children( he loved them so much), every chapter of our lives… he grew up with us,” she wrote in the caption, as she shared some cheerful moments spent the family spent with Jakey.
Jessie added that though it is a difficult time, she will try to focus on the life Jakey lived, the memory they made, and not on the void created after his demise. She wrote, “We knew it was going to be sooner than later but it still feels abrupt when it happens. Our hearts are shattered into pieces. But I’m doing my best to focus on all the beautiful memories and moments we had together.”
With pain in her heart, she continued, Dear God why can’t dogs live as long as people? If you have any words of encouragement, I will gladly take it. Eric and I are trying to stay strong for the kids but we find ourselves breaking into tears off and on. The kids are being so strong but this is not something we felt prepared for.”
She concluded the tribute on a very sentimental note, stating, “We are hugging Jenny extra tight tonight since that is her brother who’s now in heaven. Hug all of your puppies tight. We are so lucky we get to have these beautiful animals in our world. Jakey we love you and we’ll miss you every day for the rest of our lives. What a beautiful gift you were to us🙏🏽 Rest easy Jakey. We love you forever sweet boy💙”
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