"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.

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. The father of three began the morning's episode by revealing the "rough day" the couple had on Tuesday,

I know you’re taking it hard, so I’ll do the heavy lifting today,” he told Ripa, who broke down on the air. “I know, I’m really sorry. I thought I got it all out, guys. I really thought I got it all out,