Happy Birthday To Dan Smyers’ Kind, Big-Hearted, Animal Loving Wife, Abby Smyers!

While I have always followed Dan + Shay as a duo and individually on social media since I became a fan, I have also followed their wives on Twitter (now X) and Instagram. I have been following Dan’s wife Abby since 2014 and Shay’s wife Hannah when they met later on. I met Abby at my first Dan + Shay show on October 12, 2014. She was hanging out in the meet + greet line after the concert and I got to say hello and chat with her while I waited to meet my favorite duo. She was very friendly and sweet like she is on social media. I only wish I had thought to take a picture with her, but hopefully we can make that happen in the future! I would also love to meet her and Dan’s rescue dogs, Chief, Joy, Ghost, and Macaroni (Mac for short) if they bring them out on the road next time. All four dogs appear on their social media accounts very often! 

Today is Abby’s birthday! I want to wish her a very happy birthday! 🥳🎉 In addition to her being friendly and sweet when I met her like I mentioned earlier, I also admire her big, caring, generous, and kind heart in everything she does.

She took to her Instagram account earlier in the day to promote Wags And Walks Nashville, an animal shelter she opened with her friend Kathryn Hurley in 2023. The reel shows Abby at just one of the animal shelters outside of Nashville where the dogs are being treated well by the employees, but are not living in the best environment. She shares in the video that this is prevalent in the South because “their resources are severely limited.” At the end of the video, she explains why it is so important to adopt a dog! Abby also shared an adoable clip of her loving on three dogs (and 15 others) who were brought to safety at Wags And Walks Nashville! The caption under the reel reads, "Thanks to @wagsandwalksnasvhille for stepping up for these kids. Support your local rescue for my birthday 😉, they need us."

If you are able to donate to Abby and Kathryn’s Nashville animal rescue and/or your local animal shelter/rescue in honor of her birthday today or any other day during the year, I highly encourage you to give whatever you can to make a difference for animals! You can make a one-time donation or a monthly donation to Wags and Walks Nashville at the link below!

https://www.wagsandwalks.org/donate?campaign=668121

Screenshot courtesy of Abby Smyers' Instagram Reel From 09/16/2025

Screenshot Of Dan and Abby courtesy of Abby Smyers' Instagram Post From 09/15/2023

References:

Link to Abby's Instagram reel from 09/16/2025: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOrLnS9EUb7/

Link to Abby's Instagram post (Picture 2) from 09/15/2023: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxMsbGfM-Si/?img_index=2