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The singer and her mom Bev Lambert found Waylon -- and his sister, Jessi, who Lambert also adopted -- on the side of the road in Oklahoma in 2008. Upon bringing the dogs to the vet, Lambert was told Waylon may not survive.

\"He was a rock in our family and always held down the fort. He lived his life with no fences. The way we all want to live,\" the singer wrote. \"We are heartbroken but happy that he is running across the rainbow bridge right now and will be waiting for us when we get there. Dogs change your life.\"

\"The bond is something that can’t be described unless you have lived it,\" she added.

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