Jason Kelce and wife Kylie mourn the death of their beloved Irish Wolfhound Winnie – as Travis pays emotional tribute

Jason and Kylie Kelce are mourning the loss of their beloved Irish Wolfhound Winnie, with the latter posting an emotional tribute to the family pet on social media.

The Kelces had two of the enormous breed, a male named Baloo and a female named Winnie, and Kylie revealed late Thursday that they had lost Winnie.

In an emotional post, accompanied by a series of photos of the dog, she wrote: ‘When I was in high school, I had a folder on my desktop titled ‘God’s gift to the earth.’ They were images of Irish Wolfhounds that I had collected through Google.

‘I fell in love with the breed at a young age and never let my fascination with it fade. It all led me to Winnie and holy shit did she live up to the hype. She was everything I hoped for in a Wolfie and more.

“I lost a part of my soul today, but I know she is at peace. I love you, Winn. You will always be my firstborn child.”

The huge dog was even present on her and Jason’s wedding day and became part of the family

Jason previously showed off the height of their two dogs with a hilarious Instagram post

Brother Travis commented on the Instagram post almost immediately: “You (gave) Winn a great life Ky!!”

Kelces’ Irish Wolfhounds have been big news in recent months, with Baloo even making his way onto the New Heights podcast last week.

In a hilarious moment, the giant dog started barking off-screen while Jason was recording the podcast.

To stop the commotion and continue their football talk, Jason had to go off camera to let the dog in, before plopping down on the sofa behind him.

Jason also previously shared an incredible photo detailing the size of the two wolf dogs, with the dogs towering over his 6ft tall body in an attempt to steal a slice of pizza.

Both Kylie – and brother-in-law Travis – paid tribute to Winnie on Thursday after her sad death

The family’s two Irish Wolfhounds predated Kylie and Jason’s three children

Winnie is lying in the family vegetable garden on a sunny day in Philadelphia

“They are beautiful animals, I absolutely love mine,” he posted on X, in response to a fan who asked for advice on whether he should buy one or not.

‘Very loving and connected to their people. Not for everyone, by the way. If you travel a lot, have limited space, have food on the counter and nice furniture, they may not be for you.’

He added: ‘Incredibly gentle, loyal, majestic lap dogs who hate being away from their owners.’

The two dogs even made it into the Kelce family photo last year, with the pups wearing reindeer antlers for the occasion.

In a behind-the-scenes video from the Minted shoot, Kylie joked that it was difficult to get the “stinky” dogs in the photo.

Travis told Kylie on Instagram that she and Jason had given “Winn” an “amazing life.”

Travis watches as Baloo runs across the screen during a taping of ‘New Heights’

One of Jason’s wolf dogs found a cozy spot on the couch behind where he was filming

“The person on (on) Team Kelce’s naughty list is Baloo,” Kylie joked, warning the crew members not to leave snacks out for the dog to steal. “If we lose another loaf of bread to Baloo Kelce…”

Kelce interjected, adding that their dog will eat “everything in sight.”

“The vets say, ‘Hey, don’t give him chocolate.’ We don’t give him chocolate, he chooses chocolate,” the Philadelphia Eagles center joked, with Kylie agreeing that this certainly earned Baloo the label of “naughty.”

It’s been a very emotional few weeks for the Kelce clan, after Jason hung up his boots during an emotional press conference earlier this month.