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

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.