United Kingdom, Jan. 9 -- Kelsea Ballerini's dog has died.

Dibs passed away on Wednesday (07.01.26) - more than a year after he was diagnosed with cancer - and the 32-year-old country singer announced his death on Instagram the following day with a series of videos and photos of her beloved pooch throughout his lifetime.

Kelsea captioned the post with: "My sweet dibs went to doggy heaven yesterday. He spent his last few days in his backyard looking at the sunshine and surrounded and visited by his forever people.

"There are no words to articulate his role in my life, but i couldn't have done the last ten years without him, and he will always be my soul dog.and i pray and believe we'll find each other in every life.

"His love and reach...