"It’s probably one of the toughest things we’ve had to do as a married couple," Consuelos said Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos first met and fell in love with their beloved rescue dog, Chewie, on their long-running ABC talk show — and now, the couple are mourning his death with viewers. On Wednesday, February 5, a teary Ripa shared that a vet had come to her family's New York City home to put the 17-year-old Shih Tzu to sleep.

Wednesday’s Live with Kelly and Mark began on a somber note, as Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa broke the news that their beloved dog, Chewie, died yesterday (Feb. 4). Consuelos explained that their eldest pup had “stopped eating for a couple days and had been eating less and less for the past few weeks,

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos powered through their Wednesday broadcast of Live with Kelly and Mark, despite suffocating under the weight of a deeply personal loss the day before.

Kelly Ripa called out husband Mark Consuelos for shaming one of her bedroom habits during an episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, and viewers were hollering! Kelly, 54, and Mark, 53, discussed a report that said eating cheese prevents sleep apnea during an episode of the show on January 31.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been happily married since 1996, but there was a point in time in which there was some tension between them, all because of Al Roker. The famous couple explained on their eponymous show on Feb. 4 how a text message mixup involving the Today show weatherman caused some confusion for them.