Golden retriever meets humpback whale off the coast of Hawaii

A Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour enterprise after shedding three boats within the lethal 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured footage of her canine barking excitedly when a humpback swam close to them over the weekend and poked its head out to greet Macy, a golden retriever.

Chrissy Lovitt and Macy, 11, have been in a fishing boat about 2 miles off Lahaina on Saturday once they noticed the whale.

β€œAnd he heard her barking and he just swam over to meet her,” Lovitt stated. β€œAnd it was the best day of her life.”