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Kylie Kelce, the wife of retired former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce, revealed that their family's beloved Irish wolfhound, Baloo, has died, one year after the family's other Irish wolfhound, Winnie, had passed away.
"When I told the girls that Baloo was going to leave us, Ellie asked where he was going. I told her that he was going to heaven and without skipping a beat she replied, 'Oh! He’ll get to be with Winnie again! They’ll be so happy to see each other!'
"We were lucky enough to have 7 years with the goofiest, sweetest, most lovable, and tolerant dog I’ve ever met. He wanted nothing more than carbs and pets. He was a simple guy, held together by bubble gum and paper clips. The heartbreak is immense, but as Ellie so perfectly pointed out, the Winnie-Bubba reunion had to be pure magic.
"Miss you already Bubbies."
Kylie, the host of the popular podcast, Not Gonna Lie, had previously said she had "fallen in love with the breed" when she was younger, which "lead me to Winnie," who "lived up to the hype" in a tribute post shared on her Instagram account last March.
"She was everything I had hoped for in a wolfie and more," Kylie wrote in the Instagram caption. "I lost part of my soul today, but I know she is at peace.
"I love you, Winn. You will always be my first born child."
Both Baloo and Winnie shared their own Instagram account, @the.kelce.k9s, after the family took in the second Irish wolfhound.