Missy Elliott hailed as she recounts postponing tour multiple times to take care of dying 17-year-old dog

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Missy Elliott, a five-time Grammy winner, is receiving praise as she reflected on the times she postponed tours to care for her dying 17-year-old dog, Hoodie. 

The rapper's beloved pet has impacted her decision to embark on the upcoming tour. She also shared how she coped with the loss and introduced her new six-year-old dog, Miss Fendi Dior, into her life.

Missy Elliott reveals she delayed tour to take care of pet dog

Ahead of her upcoming tour, 'Out of This World- The Missy Elliott Experience', the 52-year-old hip-hop icon, Elliott revealed that she had postponed going on tour several times.

Most recently, she stayed home to care for her beloved dog Hoodie, who died in November. "I stayed home a lot because I didn't want to go out on the road, and something happened." Elliott, 53, shared exclusively with People. "He was 17 and lived a long, happy life," she added. 

Describing her senior dog as "so pretty" and having "lived a very long time," Elliott explained that after Hoodie's death, encouragement from her friend Ciara motivated her to tour again.

"So I said, 'Okay, now I can leave the house without having to worry about anything,'" she recalled thinking after Hoodie's death. "So Ciara and my dog played a big influence in me making the decision to go out," she added. 

Missy Elliott shares photos of her new puppy who loves dressing up

Elliott mentions that her new puppy enjoys dressing up and was "thrilled" to wear matching outfits with her on the tour. "I know people sometimes be like, 'Why y'all dressing those dogs?'... But she likes clothes. She really [does] like clothes. She [sees] me pulling out the outfit [and] she's running. She knows that means," Elliott says about Miss Fendi Dior. 

The rapper's dogs have always had a sense of style, which Elliott has also flaunted on social media. In the past, she has shared pictures of Hoodie in chic outfits like a fur coat for winter. Miss Fendi Dior will continue this tradition when she joins Elliott on her tour, along with her close friends and longtime collaborators Ciara and Busta Rhymes.

Elliott has been intensifying rehearsals to prepare for the tour's launch, "It's full days, then I go home, and the work continues. But I feel good. I'm super excited," Elliott's ‘Out of This World - The Missy Elliott Experience’ tour kicked off on July 4.

Missy Elliott praised for postponing tour to care her dying dog

After Elliot recounts her postponing days of the tour plans to care her dying dog, many fans have comforted her on Facebook.

One fan wrote, "So sorry for her loss, she is a wonderful person." Another one shared, "God bless you Missy for doing that." The third added, "I would be the same. I'm so sorry that she has had to endure this loss."

One user claimed, "Dogs are the best thing on earth. They just don’t live long enough." A fan shared a hugging GIF saying, "Condolences to Missy on the loss of her beloved fur baby. He will always be in her heart and her Guardian Angel." One user shared a comforting hugging sticker featuring two animated dolls embracing with pleading eyes.

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