Anni Cummings adopted her dog, Mojo, back in 2022. While the two of them bonded instantly, she noticed Mojo was a bit fearful of strangers.
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Cummings isn’t sure what made Mojo develop his social anxiety, but she thinks it was likely something that happened to him before he got to the shelter.
A few years after she adopted Mojo, Cummings and her boyfriend moved to a new house. Soon after they settled in, they started noticing that Mojo would bark at people who walked by their front yard.
They knew Mojo wasn’t barking because he was unfriendly — he was just scared. Cummings racked her brain for a way to make Mojo feel more at ease. Finally, she arrived at the perfect solution: tennis balls.
@annicummings He’s always so proud hahah #fyp♬ original sound – Mother Flipper 🏡🛠️
Mojo’s absolute favorite thing to do in the world is play fetch. If he’s playing fetch, all of his anxiety dissipates and he becomes a different dog.
With that in mind, Cummings decided to hang up a bucket of tennis balls on her fence and write a note to accompany it.
@annicummings New sign 🤝🏼 New friends #flatcoatedretriever#dogsoftiktok#follow our page pretty please🥺🥺 #20k♬ Why Can’t We Be Friends – War
The note read: “I promise I’m not mean. Just throw the tennis ball and we will be friends!”
Cummings hoped people would actually read the sign and take a chance on Mojo. Sure enough, within 20 minutes, someone picked up the ball — and played with Mojo for a whole hour.
These days, Mojo is a celebrity in his neighborhood. Everyone, including kids, people walking their dogs and even postal workers, can’t get enough of throwing the ball for Mojo.
@annicummings Replying to @Lil chili the absolute sweetest🥹🥹🥹 #flatcoatretriever♬ Western Music: Arizona Dreaming – Piero Piccioni
Mojo is not only beloved by the people in his neighborhood, but he’s also gained an online fan club as well. People all over the world are clamoring to get to throw a ball for Mojo.
“If I passed this on my way to work, I would 100% be late,” a commenter wrote on Cummings’ TikTok.
“Where do you live? I’m booking my flight,” another commenter wrote.
@annicummings Replying to @Daniel Standard Mojo has his method down😅 #flattie#flatcoatedretriever♬ オリジナル楽曲 – queen_greatest_pop
Perhaps parents of other anxious dogs can follow Cummings’ example. Sometimes, all it takes to turn a scared pup into a happy one is a tennis ball.
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Whale Watching Tour Sees Floating Pile Of Trash — With Someone Trapped Inside
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A few years ago, Simon Lorenz, owner of marine tour company Insider Divers, led a group through the waters surrounding Sri Lanka. While he and the guests were looking for whales, they noticed a pile of debris floating by.
Whenever Lorenz comes across a clump of trash in the ocean, he makes sure to pause and observe it, because there are often fish or other marine animals around them. But that day, Lorenz noticed something strange about the debris.
“There was this huge shell in there,” Lorenz said in a video for The Dodo.
As he looked closer, he realized the shell belonged to an olive ridley sea turtle.
“You could see the flippers of the turtle splashing at the surface,” Lorenz said. “I could already see there was something wrong.”
It quickly became clear to Lorenz that the turtle was hopelessly entangled in a fishing net. Unfortunately, the turtle’s predicament is all too common — every year, thousands of marine animals get entangled in discarded fishing nets known as ghost nets, which often leads to serious injury or death.
Thankfully for this turtle, though, a group of people who wanted to help her spotted her just in time. Lorenz asked one of the trip’s guides to jump into the water and try to cut the turtle free with his knife.
The net the turtle was stuck in was thick and coiled tightly around the animal’s body, so it was difficult for the man to cut through it. Even as the man sawed away at the ropes, the turtle appeared to understand that he was trying to help her.
“The turtle seemed very calm and wanting our help,” Lorenz said. “She wasn’t too stressed out.”
As the guide worked to free the turtle, he realized he couldn’t do it alone. The tour’s guests, eager to help, jumped into the water to steady the animal while the guide continued cutting away the net.
After nearly 40 minutes of effort, the turtle was finally untangled from the ropes.
“[H]e made sure there was no net left and no injuries, and off she swam,” Lorenz said.
Thanks to the help the turtle received, she got a second chance at life and will spend the rest of her days swimming freely in the open ocean.
“It was a really good feeling to help this animal,” Lorenz said.
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