Baylee, Rylee, Rufous, and Bosco

Home to four sporting and companion mixed breed dogs. Occasionally some kitties and geckos. Future Puppy coming in 2020 or 2021. Located in McHenry County, Illinois. Photography by: Joscelyn Uzlik Photography

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Rune, age 16 months, at Cane Creek Lake in Waxhaw, NC - May 2021

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@paws-on-contact 's itty baby boy March 2020 vs May 2021, just look at him

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I’m so glad you got to hold him again aaaaaa

You guys are so cute together 🥰

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Rune’s daddy, Blaze 😍❤️

ADBA-CH USJ Esoteric's Tacoma All-A-Blazed BH IPO3 FH1 TR3 AD CD BN OA AXJ SJ DM DS CA CGC TT SOLOIST CHIC OFA, pictured at 8.5 years old

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Really fun JWW course Baylee and I ran in class last week.

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Rune - A Growth Study

From my first attempt at stacking him at 2 months old (9 weeks) to the most recent at 9.5 months old (41 weeks)

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Rune, 9.5 month old dual registered UKC APBT / AKC AST

UKC-CH Esoteric’s Foretold in Bones “Rune” RATI RATN VHMP VHMA CGC SPOT-ON

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One thinks Nosework is the greatest game in the world and the other still isn’t sure it’s even worth her time LOL

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Hello, a couple years ago you posted a text about losing a dog and it really helped me, but I can’t seem to find it again, could you help me find it?

Sorry I’m just seeing this now. I haven’t been active on Tumblr in quite some time and I see you sent this back in March. I think this was what you were referring to. I hope it still helps. I know re-reading it helped me. ❤️

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https://paws-on-contact.tumblr.com/post/168759784415/paws-on-contact-one-of-my-friends-lost-her

“One of my friends lost her young dog, tragically and unexpectedly, today. It comes as a great and terrible shock, not only to my friend, but to the Dogblr community as well. And I am sadly reminded of how we often take our dogs for granted.

Dogs don’t live forever… I’m pretty sure it’s their only true flaw. They live such short lives compared to our own, and within those 10+ years, we create many wonderful memories with our beloved canines. They become our family, our best friends, our entire world… We forget that even with their already fleeting lives, they can still be taken from us in the blink of an eye - suddenly and too soon.

Losing a dog is incredibly difficult and painful. Especially when that dog is the living, physical representation of your heart and soul. Emotions regarding that loss only amplify tenfold when it happens in such an abrupt and tragic manner.

In my experience, the grieving will never completely end. The pain of that loss will never go away, although it may dull and become somewhat less difficult to bear over time. The truth is, there will always be that special dog (and sometimes even multiple special dogs) within your lifetime…who deeply touched some part of your soul in some way. Even after death, that bond can never fade or be replaced.

So please, with every chance you get… hug your dogs. Give them lots of pats and tasty treats. Take them for a long walk. Do something you both enjoy together. Create new and wonderful memories with them. But most importantly, always tell them you love them. You never know when it’ll be the last time you do.”

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I feel so sorry about Rylee's death. I've been there. One day the pain will fade and the sweet memories of her will remain. But you still pray, one day when your time comes, you'll be reunited.

Thank you. It’s been really hard without her. But I had her cremated and that helped a lot. It feels good knowing she’s still nearby in a way.

I’m grateful for having Baylee and Rune by my side too. They are the glue that has been holding me together. Especially since we also lost Mushu (my family’s 7 year old Himalayan Cat) to heart disease on October 16, 2020.

Losing two fairly young pets within 2 months of each other was absolutely devastating. But I really hope I’ll see Rylee and Mushu again some day. I miss them terribly.

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An incredibly hard update.

I lost Rylee to cancer on Monday August 3rd, 2020. It took her hard and fast.

It absolutely shattered me and I haven’t been the same since.... Ry left an incredibly huge hole in my heart and I’m still trying to heal. I can’t think or talk about her without sobbing.

I wish we had gotten more time together.

I miss her so much. 💔

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Uzlik’s Banshee Blues “Rylee” CL1-F CL1-H

July 24, 2011 - August 3, 2020

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Hey y’all, it’s been quite a long while since my last update.

If you don’t follow me on IG or Facebook, I’d like to proudly introduce this handsome little man, my dream puppy:

UKC-CH Esoteric’s Foretold in Bones “Rune” RATI RATN CGC SPOT-ON

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Late to the 2020 New Year scene bc I’ve been horribly sick since before Christmas and it continues to linger, ugh.

But here’s a little hint at things in the works for 2020.....

Stay tuned, my friends. 😉

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Hey friends, I know this blog has been dead for a bit. I think I started to post a bunch right before CPE Nationals....then kinda got sidetracked and got wrapped up in the chaos of Nationals, Baylee’s C-ATCH3, and life in itself. I’m horrible with remembering to post here because so many Dogblrs are on Facebook now and we have a private group to share everything in.

But there’s a bunch of awesome and exciting things in the works. I’ll get y’all up to speed soon. Promise. ;)

In the meantime, here’s how we did at the 2019 CPE Nationals in June: Baylee and I earned 8/9 Q’s!!!!!!!!! We rocked it!!!!

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Our awesome chiropractor, Dr. Sherry, said Baylee is super healthy, happy, and looks/feels great!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Now to finish packing! We leave for CPE Nationals in 24 hours!!!!

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Zoom zoom zoom! I love this bouncy happy little dog ❤️

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Still need work on my Ketschkers/ass passes, but I’m getting better/more comfortable with them! Slowly but surely.

The first video accidentally cut out right before Bay went over the A the first time, we moved laterally, and then she nearly took me out at the knee bc she cut in front of me as I tried to blind before the purple tunnel. You see it again happen again a second time in the next video bc I’m slooowww and need to stop babysitting my seasoned dog 😭

But overall, I’m really happy with this session. We did really good! Much more confident and efficient while running this course.

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My perfect sleepy girl ❤️