Aug. 8, 2026

How to become your dog's favorite person

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Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: vet Dr. James Greenwood says dogs can have a favorite person based on personality and energy match, with clues in body language like a full-body wag, “helicopter tail,” excited greetings, and choosing to sit close; daily walks help build the bond. In Canada, former fisherman Sean founded the Clean Harbours Initiative in 2018 after seeing seafloor debris, including ghost gear, and a major cleanup removed about 15,000 pounds of trash from Bay Roberts Harbor in Newfoundland. Mozambique reintroduced nine female white rhinos to Zinave National Park to rebuild a breeding population alongside white and black rhinos brought back since 2022, supporting grasslands and ecosystems. In Maine, Todd used his truck to block a bear chasing a moose calf, allowing reunion with its mother. Anna finishes Christmas shopping early by buying deals year-round.

00:10 Dogs Favorite Person
00:34 Tail Wag Clues
00:53 Greeting And Cuddles
01:25 Becoming Their Favorite
01:31 Cleaning Canada Harbors
02:05 White Rhino Comeback
03:04 Moose Calf Rescue
03:47 Year Round Christmas Shopping
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Calaroga Shock Media. Hey, they're Johnny Mack with five good

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news stories. Doctor James Greenwood is a vet who says

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dogs often do have a favorite person, but it's not

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always the person who fills the food ball. I wish

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someone would tell my dogs that. According to experts at Rover,

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dogs tend to form their strongest bond with the person

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whose energy level and personality best match their own. Doctor

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Greenwood appears on British TV program The Pets Show and

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says the easiest way to tell is by paying close

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attention to your dog's body language. He says, it's all

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about the tail. With the dogs, they can express a

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whole range of emotions through their tailwag. Well, it's important

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to note that not all tail wagging is a sign

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of happiness. There are two types that signal pure joy

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in our dogs, he says. The first is the full

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body wag that is their happy dance. The second is

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what he calls the helicopter tail that's reserved for those

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who are viewed as especially important. Greenwood says another clue

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is when you come home. If your dog greets you

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with jumping, licking, barking, or even brings you a toy.

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That's a sign that they're thrilled to see you. He explains,

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that's super excited greeting you get back from leaving the house,

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the jumping and licking. Sometimes they bring you a toy.

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That's a genuine signal they're pleased to see you. Another

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strong indicator is later in the day, if your dog

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chooses to climb onto the couch or your lap without

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being called, it's a sign that they feel safe with

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you and trust you to protect them while they relax.

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How do you become your dog's favorite human? A daily

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walk is essential. Dogs love using their senses to smell

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and explore and need to burn off calories exercising. In Canada,

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Sean is a former fisherman who now leads the Clean

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Harbor's Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to removing trash from the

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bottoms of Canada's harbors and coastlines. Sean says during his

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ears fishing for spiny sea urchins, he often noticed abandoned

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fishing gear and other debris scattered across the seafloor. In

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twenty eighteen, he launched the Clean Harbor's Initiative and organized

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the first major cleanup, removing about fifteen thousand pounds of

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trash from Bay Roberts Harbor in Newfoundland. He also spotlights

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the growing problem of ghost gear, which is to abandon

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fishing nets, ropes and traps that continue trapping and killing

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marine life long after they've been discarded. Good news for

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white rhinos. Mozambique has reached a major conservation milestone with

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the successful return of a breeding population of white rhinos

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for the first time in decades. Nine female white rhinos

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recently completed a two day journey from South Africa to

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Zeneve National Park, where they joined thirty white rhinos and

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twenty two critically endangered black rhinos that have been reintroduced

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since twenty twenty two. The national park was once described

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as a silent park because so much of the wildlife

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had been lost, but since twenty sixteen, conservation groups have

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reintroduced numerous species, including elephants, leopards, spotted hyenas, zebras, and

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both the black and white rhinos. And there's a whole

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plan here. White rhinos play a vital role in maintaining

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healthy grasslands. As heavy grazers, they keep vegetation under control,

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reducing wildfire risk while creating better habitats for animals like impalas, wildebeest, birds,

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and insects. Since black rhinos return, they've produced five healthy calves.

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Conservationists expect the white rhino population to begin producing calves

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as well. Good news for a moose, you see. Todd

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and Elvia were driving through a remote area of Maine.

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They spotted a female moose. They stopped to take photos,

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but they noticed the moose appeared distressed and was repeatedly

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calling out. Moments later, a moose calf burst from the trees,

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with a large black bear chasing it. The bear was

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about to catch the calf. Todd made a split second decision.

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He put his truck in a gear and drove between

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the bear and the moose. The plan worked, the bear

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ran off into the woods, allowing a moose calf to escape.

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Moments later, the young moose was reunited with its mother, Elvia,

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who had her camera out captured the whole thing on film.

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The couple then went on their way to their fishing destination,

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where we are told they managed to catch a few

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brick trout. Did you start your Christmas shopping yet? No,

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We're not doing five good news Christmas stories quite yet.

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But Anna's probably ready for those episodes. She's already finished

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her holiday shopping. She's been buying gifts throughout the year

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so that by summer her Christmas list is complete. She

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starts the day after Christmas. She stocks up on discounted

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wrapping paper, gift tags, and cards. The presents are hidden

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throughout her home until December, although she refuses to wrap

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anything before the first of December. You don't want to

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get crazy. Friends tease her for being organized. Her husband

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jokes that the growing pile of presents makes their bedroom

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look like a storage unit. Yeah, I'm kind of with

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a husband there. Her advice is simple, put away a

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little money each week and buy a gift whenever you

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find a good deal. By the time December arrives, you'll

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be surprised by how much you've already accomplished, and by

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how much you'll have a much calmer holiday season. And

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I'll add and by how cluttered your bedroom is. And

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those are your five good news stories for today. Have

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a great day.