"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.

The Live cohosts recalled a comical story on Tuesday morning's show, involving a text message mixup from earlier in their relationship, after Ripa revealed that the couple had once exchanged phone numbers with Roker after meeting him at an event, in the hopes of planning to get a meal with him in the future.