Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos could become grandparents in the next few years. Their three children are adults living their own lives, including their daughter Lola, who lives in England with her long-term boyfriend. However, theLIVE hosts decided to expand their family, and they’re struggling. Keep reading for all the details.
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Expand Family
Kelly Ripa and her husband were heartbroken when their beloved dog, Chewie, passed away in 2025. The dog was 17. They actually adopted her during an adoption event onLIVE. The couple adopted their second dog, Lena, the same way. The hosts unexpectedly fell in love with a puppy, Lucas, during this year’s adoption event.
They renamed the pup Javi, short for Javier. His homecoming was delayed due to a parasite. Puppies require a lot of care, and definitely aren’t for the weak. Now that he’s home, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos admitted that they’ve lost control of the dog.
“The dog trainer comes not to train the dog, to train us! We’re doing everything wrong,” Kelly Ripa joked on Thursday’s show, perPEOPLE magazine.
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Introducing puppies and older dogs can be very hit and miss. Sometimes, the dogs get along immediately. But usually, it takes a warming-up period. Kelly Ripa admitted that her older dog, Lena, 6, has been getting “aggressive” with the new puppy.
“Javi’s playing, but Lena’s getting aggressive, so we’re trying to teach them to not do that,” she said. The couple brought in a dog trainer to help Javi adjust to his new home. However, the dog trainer told them that they’re doing “everything wrong.”
Mark Consuelos shared the biggest issue with the two dogs. “He wants to jump on her and play, and she’s like, ‘Enough already!’” Kelly Ripa revealed the irony of Lena getting upset. Once upon a time, Lena was the puppy annoying the older dog.
“I told her, too, I said, ‘This is what Chewie was like when you got here, and you didn’t like it,’” Kelly Ripa recounted. “So when we brought Lena into the house, Chewie was very aggressive towards her, and Lena was like the playful baby. Now Javi’s the playful baby, and Lena is Chewie.”
Despite the struggles, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are in love with their new puppy. “He’s just the sweetest dog, this dog Javi. This little dog that we adopted three weeks ago is such a sweet dog. We got so lucky,” Kelly Ripa gushed.
Like she said, they’ve only had Javi for three weeks. Lena will grow to like him and maybe even play with him! Kelly Ripa praised the adoption process. “This is three times now we have lucked out with pet adoption segments on this show. First we got Chewie, who was the greatest dog ever. Then we got Lena, who was like, the greatest second dog ever. Now we have the greatest third dog ever, and a boy!”
LIVE with Kelly and Mark viewers can expect more updates about Javi as he grows.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger