{"id":2132824,"date":"2025-11-03T18:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2132824"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:07:30","slug":"lauren-alaina-talks-motherhood-music-and-her-pups-in-an-adorable-new-pupdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lauren-alaina-talks-motherhood-music-and-her-pups-in-an-adorable-new-pupdate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Alaina Talks Motherhood, Music, and Her Pups in an Adorable New \u2018Pupdate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3\">The country star welcomes us into her home with her two dogs, Nola and Opry, in tow. <\/p>\n<p id=\"credit\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_e168a0-82\">Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll, and Dogs, Nola and Opry; Photo by Osprey Media<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s a crisp fall afternoon in Nashville when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/tag\/lauren-alaina\">Lauren Alaina<\/a> welcomes us into her cozy home for the <em>Pupdate<\/em>, introducing us to her two adorable dogs, Nola and Opry, while sharing updates on life as a new mom, new music, and getting back on the road, this time with a baby in tow.<\/p>\n<p>All smiles, Alaina settles into her couch for a chat, her pups nearby. Nola quickly finds a comfy spot to nap while Opry listens intently to every word. Before welcoming baby Beni Doll\u2014her first child with husband Cam Arnold\u2014in June, the couple\u2019s lives revolved around their pets, including their cat, Kitty Wells, who roamed the house during our visit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll, and Dogs, Nola and Opry; Photo by Osprey Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alaina admits she wasn\u2019t sure how her dogs would react when they brought baby Beni home, but thankfully, everyone adjusted just fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey actually both love her now, but it was an interesting adjustment. They were not sure what to think about her,\u201d she revealed. \u201cThey would go up and kind of sniff her and try to figure out what she was. And now I\u2019m trying to constantly make sure they\u2019re not licking all over her face. They\u2019re obsessed with her, but I think she was so little and then they\u2019ve never been around a baby and they weren\u2019t sure, but now they love her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a mom has brought big changes, especially now that Alaina has returned to touring. Laughing, she said, \u201dWe traded beer bottles and wine glasses for baby bottles and shakers.\u201d But with a smile, the \u201cAll My Exes\u201d singer quickly added, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t change anything about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-watch\">WATCH <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VGPpX73aZAY\" data-id=\"VGPpX73aZAY\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VGPpX73aZAY\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VGPpX73aZAY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauren Alaina Talks Motherhood, Music, and Her Pups in an Adorable New \u2018Pupdate\u2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VGPpX73aZAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Having her daughter on the road feels like a full-circle moment for the Georgia native. \u201cMy mom\u2019s actually been traveling with me as well,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I started doing this, I was 16, and my mom went on the road with me. It\u2019s kind of amazing to have her back out there. I\u2019m like a little kid and I have a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alaina also has some helpful friends guiding her through life on the road with a newborn. Thanks to HARDY and his wife, Caleigh, who welcomed their daughter Rosie in March, Beni has her own tour bus setup.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100943 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-344x516.jpg 344w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-344x516.jpg 344w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRosie outgrew her bassinet before Beni did\u2026they took it off their bus and gave it to us,\u201d she revealed. \u201c So we have a hand-me-down bassinet for the babies, but it was so awesome to have them in my corner because I had no idea how to take a baby on the bus and they told me all the things to do and Caleigh was wonderful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She also credits friends like Little Big Town\u2019s Karen Fairchild, Russell and Kailey Dickerson, and Martina McBride for sharing their parenting wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, 2026 is shaping up to be a big year. Alaina will reunite with Rascal Flatts for the band\u2019s <em>Life Is a Highway Tour 2026<\/em>, after spending much of 2025 on the road with the trio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to going back out on the road with Rascal Flatts. We go back out in January. So Beni\u2019s going to go on the road. I\u2019m sure my husband will go as well. He loves them too. And we\u2019ll take these pup-peronis out there and be one big happy family,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019m just excited. I grew up listening to Rascal Flatts, so to be on tour with them is a dream. And then for them to be such good uncles to my baby girl, I mean, it\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s going to be so funny because I was so pregnant the last time I saw all of them. I was eight and a half months pregnant when we finished the tour\u2026so very pregnant and now I\u2019ll have the proof.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100940 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-344x516.jpg 344w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2-344x516.jpg 344w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a thriving career, a supportive husband, and a beautiful new baby, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/laurenalaina.com\/\">Lauren Alaina<\/a> says life feels like a fairytale come true. Amid all these changes, she\u2019s experienced an internal shift that\u2019s completely redefined her version of success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always dreamed of being on stage and dreamed of touring and doing all of this and I wanted to be a mom, but I didn\u2019t see how that would fit in and never, I didn\u2019t know how I would meet the right guy or do any of those things,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd it\u2019s so funny now my dream is them. They are my dream and the other part is the bonus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100939 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media\" class=\"wp-image-100939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lauren-Alaina-with-her-Daughter-Beni-Doll-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Alaina with her Daughter, Beni Doll; Photo by Osprey Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s interesting, it\u2019s completely flipped for me, but I think that for me mentally has put me in a really safe place to create and to, I mean I still have anxiety and I\u2019m like, where are we going on tour next year and what are we doing and when\u2019s the album coming out and all of that. But at the end of the day, I look at Benny and she smiles at me and I\u2019m like, well, whatever. It\u2019s all going to be great as long as we can provide for her and give her a beautiful life. That\u2019s what matters to me now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balancing motherhood, marriage, and music, Lauren Alaina is stepping into a new season with a full heart, and she\u2019s only just getting started. Fans can expect exciting new music updates in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2335736946692711'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source countrynow.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country star welcomes us into her home with her two dogs, Nola and Opry, in tow. 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