Missy Elliott delayed her plans to tour to care for her dying dog.
The 52-year-old singer is hitting the road for the first time since 2004 with her first ever headline concert series 'Out of This World - The Missy Elliott Experience' - which will also feature her friends and collaborators Ciara and Busta Rhymes.
She admitted she had postponed her performance plans several times over the years, most recently to care for her beloved pooch Hoodie, who passed away in November.
She told People magazine: 'I stayed home a lot because I didn't want to go out on the road, and something happened.
'He was 17 and lived a long, happy life. [He was] so pretty and lived a very long time.'
