Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos Adopt Dog Javi After Shih Tzu Chewie’s Death

It especially helped that Javi bares a striking resemblance to Ripa and Consuelos’ late dog Chewie, who died last year at age 17.
“As I was sitting there watching you hold Javi,” Ripa told Consuelos, “I kept thinking about how much Javi reminded me of Chewie. And I was thinking, ‘Oh, I bet you Chewie sent Javi here for us.'”
She continued, “My beloved dog, who I will never get over and mourn for the rest of my life, sent this little dog here.”