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.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the age of 17. The couple opened up Wednesday's episode of Live with Kelly and Mark by revealing the news of Chewie's death, Consuelos sharing that the pair had to put down the white and brown Shih Tzu.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the death of their beloved dog Chewie. The couple shared the devastating news on the Wednesday, Feb. 5 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, with Ripa breaking down as they revealed they had to put Chewie down the day before at the age of 17 due to

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.

As the audience issued Ripa a round of applause, Consuelos noted that after “word got around” within their circle about Chewie’s death, “so many people came by” to bid farewell to her.