Famous CNN star Anderson Cooper recently shared something to his social media followers that had many hearts breaking. Apparently, one of Cooper's dear pets, his dog Molly, passed away and he just had to share the sweetest tribute for everyone to share loss with him.

Indeed animals can also touch the hearts of people that they have been a companion to, for a very long time. Just like in Cooper's case being with his long-time pet pooch, a Welsh springer spaniel, Molly, who he considers a sweet pet.

"An old picture of my sweet dog Molly, who passed away today," Cooper wrote on his latest Instagram post alongside the photo of him and his former pet Molly while lying in bed with him seemingly sound asleep.

While he probably still couldn't get over the loss of his four-legged friend, Cooper again melted the hearts of his followers by posting another photo of Molly showing a close up view of his head.

It is known that the CNN star always loved animals, especially dogs, that he previously expressed to be close to his heart. "I'm a total dog person. I just really love dogs. I like other people's dogs. I like dogs of all kinds. Pit bulls-I actually love pit bulls," he explained in a previous interview in 60 minutes during a segment earlier this summer.

"I've always wondered if my dog is scamming me. Do they really love us or do they just know, 'OK, if I lick their hand, they're gonna give me food?' Or, 'If I wag my tail, and if I look at them a certain way and I cock my head, that seems to work with this person,'" he added.

Apparently Cooper sees so many special things in his furry friend he even previously said, "when [they] are looking at you, they're hugging you with their eyes," he told 60 minutes.