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 announced the death of their family dog Chewie on Live Wednesday, sharing that she had passed at the age of 17.

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,