Christina Aguilera Mourns Death of 17-Year-Old Dog Stinky

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The singer's beloved pup was with her 'through the tours, breakups, life's many ups and downs.'

Rest in peace, Stinky. 

Christina Aguilera took to Instagram on Friday to mourn the death of her beloved dog, Stinky, whom she had for 17 years. 

"I had to finally make the hard decision to put my beloved Stinky down last night after an amazing 17 years together!" the singer wrote alongside a sweet slideshow of photos of her pooch. "You were my roadie through the tours...breakups...life’s many ups and downs...my 1st baby before I had any babies...The one and only forever ?." 

"RIP, Stinky...Run free and with no more misery ?," she added. 

Family is everything to Aguilera, who is mom to 9-year-old son Max and 3-year-old daughter Summer. 

See more on the singer and her family in the video below. 

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