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Britney Spears Shares Adorable Throwback With Her Dog Sawyer

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By Kristin Myers on July 12, 2023 at 6:45 PM EDT

On Tuesday, singer Britney Spears just announced that her new memoir, "The Woman In Me," is going to hit bookshelves later this year on October 24.

While fans are understandably excited about the release of the pop star's memoir, it looks like the "Toxic" singer was looking to focus on her personal life. On Wednesday afternoon, she posted a few recent throwbacks that featured her posing in the garden and having fun with her dog, Sawyer.

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Britney Spears Pairs Lacy Green Bra With Floral Dress Playing With Her Dog, Sawyer

Britney Spears shares a throwback with her dog Sawyer
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On Wednesday afternoon, the “Hold Me Closer” singer took to Instagram to share a few throwback photos that featured her out and about in her garden and driveway with her dog, Sawyer. She is wearing a sleeveless white floral dress, allowing her lacy emerald green bra to peek through the edges of the fabric.

She accessorized her look with a wide-brimmed hat and wore her blonde hair long as she rolled around with Sawyer in the grass. In the caption of this Instagram carousel, Britney wrote, “Throwback with me and Sawyer ? !!!”

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Britney Is Not Scared Of Dogs, Despite Being Attacked By Two!

Britney Spears shares a throwback with her dog Sawyer
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In March 2022, Britney took to Instagram to reveal that she adopted a blue-eyed Australian Shepherd puppy while she was on vacation in Maui. Britney began her post by writing, “Thank you for dogs !!! Dog spelled backwards is God … not sure any correlation but I do think that dogs are extraordinary animals !!!”

“Although I’ve been attacked by 2 dogs in my life … I am still drawn to them !!!” she confessed. “The dogs that attacked me weren’t big dogs, one a cocker spaniel and the other I’m not sure of the breed … the cocker spaniel literally out of nowhere just scratched, bit and barked until I had to get on the hood of a car and crawl up backwards on my back !!!”

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Britney Spears Recalls Growing Up With 'Really Big Dogs'

Britney Spears shares a throwback with her dog Sawyer
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She continued, “I didn’t go to the hospital … I just remember being in the tub with blood everywhere and it stung so bad !!! I was 8 … the next time I was on a double date with my new jeans at 16 and I went to the door to get my friend and this back dog came out of no where … it didn’t attack me like the other dog but he just came up to me and bit a hole in my leg and a huge hole in my jeans !!!”

“Ever since then I have to get to know animals before I really approach them … I have several small animals and my baby is so sweet … I’ve never even heard her bark !!!” she went on. “My dogs are unbelievably precious … I grew up with really big dogs !!! They were German Shepherds and were trained in Germany !!!”

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Britney Calls Sawyer A 'Gift From God'

Britney Spears shares a throwback with her dog Sawyer
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Britney went on to say, “When I used to have men speaking in Spanish at my gate in Louisiana … my dog that was God to me was Angel !!! It was the most beautiful animal I’ve ever seen in my life … most German Shepherds are black but this one was yellow and white and his hair was long … but his face looked like his breed.”

“I was 5 when I had him … I love dogs, I just don’t trust other people’s !!!” she added. “I found Sawyer in Maui, a gift from God !!! Literally !!! He held me so tight when I held him that I literally couldn’t leave the place !!! Women were all pulling up at the farm and I’m holding this adorable puppy I can’t let go of … they were all staring … I’m like ‘Okay what’s up !!!! Go now’ but I was the one who couldn’t leave !!!”

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Britney Says 'Sawyer made me feel more loved in 9 seconds than any man I’ve ever been with...'

Britney Spears shares a throwback with her dog Sawyer
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“The owner finally stopped by realizing I wasn’t going anywhere and she gave him to me !!!” she added. “He slept with me the first 2 nights then started teething and the little s— bit me … small bite so he’s forgiven … anyways, he’s grown so much since I first got him !!!" Britney went on. "He’s only 8 months and if anyone comes in my room that he doesn’t know, he literally acts like a lion !!! He literally shows a protective side I wish I would have seen in my so called ‘protective system’ !!! I mean yes … I’ve felt totally safe with my security … it’s their job to do what they’re told !!!”

In a follow-up post, Britney said that Sawyer made her feel more loved than any man she has been with. “Sawyer made me feel more loved in 9 seconds than any man I’ve ever been with … no bulls—, no words !!!” Britney wrote. “Pure genius protection because of 1 thing … HE LOVES ME !!!! The kind of love that doesn’t require POWER … SEX … LUST … or MONEY !!! Genuine unconditional I will f— you up if you mess with my girl kind of love !!!”

Fans can't help but wonder what her husband, Sam Asghari, thinks about that!

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