Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed are dating, and the Vampire Diaries actor is locking his co-star Nina Dobrev in the doghouse. Ian Somerhalder showed Nikki Reed some Instagram puppy love but it is driving a stake through the heart of Elena who might leave Vampire Diaries to join The Originals.

Vampire Diaries actor Ian Somerhalder put a cute Instagram picture of himself, Nikki Reed and his dogs in honor of the puppies' birthday.

Somerhalder captioned the shot "A day with 3 of the most beautiful ladies in the universe... Wow smiling is such a beautiful part of the human experience-I highly recommend it. Congrats to our little Neitczhe here-1 year ago today, to the minute, you brought 5 beautiful puppies into this world-thank you for your amazing contribution to all of our lives."

Nikki Reed has a passion for animal work and has been earning money for her favorite charity by designing a dog collar. The "Twilight: New Moon" actress designed a leather collar and leash in partnership with Found My Animal. Nikki's dog collars cost $56. The leashes cost $62. They are both bold exclusively on the Gilt.com website. Reed is giving all the money it she raises to the ASPCA.

"As long as I can remember, I've been donating and volunteering for the ASPCA or local shelters. I couldn't be more excited that Gilt wants to shine a light on animal adoption, and I love what Found My Animal stands for," Reed said.

"However, welcome to the wonderful world of being spayed-The world does not need any more puppies, we kill millions and millions per year. These two beautiful creatures right here in this photo or highly intelligent, highly emotional and capable of more love than you can you can ever imagine," Somerhalder continued.

"The ones that are in shelters are the same-let's adopt them. @iamnikkireed your recent work with Gilt benefiting the @aspca is truly...extraordinary. Thank you for giving so much of your life and for being a strong voice for those whom can speak. My hat is off to you. You amaze me. Love, Ian"

When Nikki got some backlash on Instagram, Ian wrote "I'm sickened and saddened by the fans' response to all this. Many fans have stood up people like you and tried to empower you with some compassion. If we all thought a little or [learned] a little about people before we spoke about them, the world wouldn't be so upside down and in the worst place in history. If you hate Nikki then you must hate me. That's sad. Have an amazing day!"