JoJo Siwa, typically seen dancing around to upbeat music with a cheerful grin, has admitted that she's utterly heartbroken after the death of her puppy Tooie.
The former Dance Moms star revealed that the pup, who she had gotten just two months ago, was killed in an accident.
Paying tribute to the adorable little pooch, JoJo, 19, shared an old TikTok video of her and Tooie dancing to 'Boom Boom Pow' by the Black Eyed Peas.
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In the video, she put the dog up on her kitchen counter and gently danced his little paws from side to side.
The text on the video read: "Going to miss this sweet little boy so much."
In the video's caption, she explained to concerned fans what had happened to little Tooie.
"2 months ago our puppy Tooie (O2) joined our family and he brought the MOST joy, laughter, and messes into our life," she wrote.
"My heart hurts so much to say that this morning he was involved in an accident and is now in puppy heaven.
"I cant even explain how perfect of a dog O2 was. Going to miss him more than words can explain.
"Thank you for bringing light to my life when it was dark tooie boy. See you one day. rest in peace my lil sweet boy."
Fans showed their love by wishing JoJo their condolences in the comments.
"Even if only for a brief time, he was so lucky to have you and you him," wrote one follower.
"I'm so sorry. He is now dancing up in pup heaven," commented a second.
And a third added: "This hurt so much finding out today. My heart breaks for you & Tooie. So much love & biggest hugs ever."
JoJo also shared a sweet snap of Tooie to her Instagram Story.
In the photo, the precious little pup was curled up in JoJo's lap, looking at the camera with sweet little brown eyes.
She captioned it: "Missin this face a lot today. It's settling in that it's real and it's sooo hard he was just a babyyyyy."
JoJo spoke more about the traumatic loss on her Snapchat Stories, telling her fans that Tooie had been 'attacked by a coyote'.
She added that, even though it looked like she was having a good day, she hadn't been able to stop thinking about Tooie.
"Today I'm really conscious [of] it and him not being here and passing away. It really settled into me today. I really tried to put on a happy face today and I have had a fun day, but like, woah."
Ali Condon