David Muir is celebrating his birthday with his most trusted companion.
On Sunday, November 8, the ABC news anchor celebrated his 53rd trip around the sun.
And though the veteran journalist is notoriously private about his personal life, he did share a glimpse into his birthday weekend featuring his beloved dog Axel.
One day before his special day, David took to Instagram and shared a photo of Axel, his German Shorthaired Pointer of seven years.
The zoomed in photo sees the pup with some white hair around his face, seemingly frolicking through a forest surrounded with autumn leaves.
David simply captioned the post with a fall-hued leaf, and fans were quick to take to the comments section under the post and gush over it, with one noting: "David, you may have the evening news, but this handsome fella looks like he's got a few stories of his own worth reporting!"
Others followed suit with: "He's an adult now with a grey beard," a heart emoji, and: "Awwww Axel probably wagging his tail, hopefully your having a good day on your little adventure and listening to the birds whisperings and chirping out there by the lake," as well as: "Axel, you are such a precious soul. Have an awesome wee...