"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.