Pakistan, July 20 -- Kristen Bell spent her 46th birthday in a wholesome, low-key way, surrounded by family and senior dogs.

On Saturday, July 18, the Emmy-nominated actress celebrated another trip around the sun with a trip to a dog shelter, a self-brought birthday present, and a heartfelt tribute from her husband, Dax Shepard.

In a video shared to her Instagram, the Gossip Girlstar revealed that she visited a sanctuary for senior dogs, where the staff threw her a surprise birthday party.

"For my birthday I asked for a tour of Old Friends Dog Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, "and they threw me a surprise party," Bell said. "And let me tell you something, feeding old, blind dogs birthday cake on my birthday was something I did not...