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LOS ANGELES -- No one knew the chef's name,Rebecca Love - Bewitched Housewives (2007) but everyone knew her dog.

Francis, the 14-year-old co-host of the YouTube channel Cooking with Dog, died over the weekend.

Francis passed away this afternoon. He was 14 years and 9 months old and lived a full, happy life. He was a good friend and will be missed. pic.twitter.com/vCAhCQ7JEv

— Chef & Francis (@cookingwithdog) November 6, 2016

The channel, which has 1.2 million subscribers, featured a human chef (whose name is never revealed) cooking Japanese dishes alongside Francis, who narrated the recipes in English.

The cooking show, which has over 300 episodes, began almost a decade ago.

Francis had no background in film or television before starring in the web series.

In an interview with The Japan Times, the show's producer -- who asked to remain anonymous -- said the idea for the web series came after he spent several years working in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.

“There are many cooking programs on TV and I just wanted to make our show look different and unique," he told the publication. "And also I don’t know any celebrities or famous people and I didn’t have a large budget."

However, he approached Chef, who he know was good at cooking and asked if she and Francis would be interested in doing a web series.

The first episode, uploaded in September of 2007, featured Chef and Francis cooking a popular Japanese dish: sukiyaki, topped with a raw egg.

Many fans mourned Francis' death on Twitter.

It's unclear if the series will continue without Francis. Mashablehas reached out to a representative for comment.