Earlier this week, a family friend contacted me and my mom saying that she had found a stray dog outside her apartment and needed help finding him a home. After hearing the sad news my mom and I quickly posted a little note on our Facebook walls along with a picture...My Wallpost:
"I have a friend that found a stray lab mix eating garbage that is looking for a home. Here's a little note from her: I took it home to give to a shelter & turns out the only DC shelters are kill shelters. He is very sweet, plays well w/other dogs, is +/- 9 mos old, still has most of his puppy teeth, probably 30 lbs & will only fill out after he's cared for. He's black & looks just like a lab only skinnier. He responds well to correction and she is calling him Gordon. This puppy needs a home, please let me know if you are interested!"
Within an hour we had found 2 great options for Gordon, either a foster home or a permanent family. Someone had commented that she has "a friend through a friend from work" who was looking for a dog. After being connected through a quick Facebook message, we were able to get a name and number to set up a meeting. Two days later, Gordon is now home.
It was so amazing to see how many people responded so quickly to our posts. This wonderful puppy now has a safe home and a loving family that will take care of him...all thanks to Facebook and our friends for caring!
wow thats very interesting to note how powerful Facebook is in our lives, especially in your case finding Gordon a new home. Probably should've named him after Mark Zuckerburg though, haha
ReplyDeletehaha definitely should of, but I wasn't the one who named him. Maybe next time..
ReplyDeleteAwww that is awesome that you found him a home! Behold... the power of Facebook. It has equal amounts of positives as negatives. I'm so glad you found Gordon a home! And it's crazy that you were able to by just a wall post, I can't even imagine how many more takers there would have been if you used the market place feature.
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