Carrie Underwood Dons 1976 Horror Hoodie Marking Charity Anniversary

Carrie Underwood is marking the tenth anniversary of her C.A.T.S Foundation in her native Checotah, Oklahoma, helping to spay and neuter pets. Underwood posted a video clip to her Instagram thanking those who have helped with her foundation's "Happy Paws" arm.

In the video clip, she wore a black hoodie sweatshirt that showed two classic images of Sissy Spacek from the 1976 horror film Carrie that read: "If you've got a taste for terror, then take Carrie to the prom."

She said in the video, "As a lot of you guys know, my mom and my aunt Donna and an amazing team of volunteers run the Happy Paws Animal Shelter in my hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma. That's funded by my C.A.T.S Foundation, this year is my tenth year for the spray and neuter program, and I just wanted to share that today we have fixed 37,833 animals; yay!"

She added, "I just wanted to be sure to thank Dr.Robins, the vet, and his wonderful team. And again everybody who helps out each week at the shelter for helping to control the pet population in Oklahoma. There's a lot of love and a lot of care put into that place, and I just wanted to share how proud I am of everybody. So thank you, guys."

Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. Foundation helps to improve Checotah, Oklahoma, by assisting with causes and fulfilling needs. It also provides services to the community and surrounding area.

Carrie said of her foundation, "My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back, to say thank you."

Last month, while on stage playing a show in Charlotte (2/8), Underwood shared with the crowd that she, her husband, and sons have a new family member: a new puppy.

After technical difficulties prompted her to chat a bit, Carrie told the crowd, "I adopted a puppy. Don't tell my children. It's a surprise." An audience member asked her about the new puppy's breed; she said, "I don't know. The best kind. The rescue kind. We're shelter dog people. That's how we roll."

With the release of Chris Young's new song "All Dogs Go To Heaven," depicting the heartbreak of losing your canine best friend, we got to thinking about what some of the best country music songs were about dogs, and we found some good ones.

Admittedly we were surprised Miranda Lambert didn't have a dog song as she, along with her MuttNation foundation, does so very much for our canine friends. Miranda does have a song from 2020 called "How Dare You Love," along with a lyric video that features pictures of dogs. She also performed on the ACM Awards with Chris Stapleton in 2021 for his song about his dog, "Maggie's Song." We did, however, find gems from Carrie Underwood, Stapleton, and more than one from Blake Shelton.

Here are our top five picks for country songs about dogs.

An early song from Carrie telling who she prefers her canine to the dating scene. The chorus sings, "And, I, I close my eyes / And, I kiss that frog / Each time finding / The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog."

Blake won the CMT Music Awards' Video of the Year award for the video for this song in 2018. The song's chorus includes the lyrics, "I'll hang the pictures, you'll hang the stars / You'll pick the paint, I'll pick a guitar / Sing you a song out there with the crickets and the frogs / You'll name the babies, and I'll name the dogs, yeah."

A great song about losing your best friend. The chorus sings, "All dogs go to Heaven / To spend forever running wild and free, off the leash / I know he'll probably go before me / Oh, and that's the day I'm dreadin' / But he'll be waiting on me at the gates / 'Cause all dogs go to Heaven."

Chris wrote this song about losing his family's beloved lab terrier dog.

Blake's version of this song has become a classic and is also the name of his bars in various cities, including Nashville, soon in Las Vegas, and in Oklahoma. The song was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album; You Oughta Be Here with Me. Kenny Rogers also covered it on his 1993 album If Only My Heart Had a Voice. The chorus includes the lyrics, "And the warden sang / Come on somebody / Why don't you run / Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun / Get my lantern / Get my gun / Red'll have you treed before the mornin' comes."