A Generous Offer of Help From A Kind Stranger

This past weekend, a kind benefactor -- unknown to Gail or anyone else involved in the search for Griffy -- has stepped forward to offer to fund a thousand dollar reward for Griffy's safe return. This is great news that just may make the difference, and help bring Griffy home. Knowing that another dog who has been missing for a year in the Prince Georges County area came home this past weekend thanks to a large reward, this generous offer brings new hope.

If there's one best way to really spread the word of a lost dog to as many homes as possible, it is and has always been by way of the media. But it's hard to compete for a piece of that pie, what with plenty of other dogs lost at any given time. Gail's immediate response has been to begin reaching out to the media, knowing that the kindness of this stranger is something that TV news viewers and newspaper readers want to read about. As of this update, she has connected with channels 5 and 9, and hopefully her channel 4 contact (who covered Griffy's story during the snowstorm in February) will be able to help her, too. But channel 7 has been elusive! Do you have any contacts at WJLA, channel 7 news that you can put Gail in touch with? If Griffy's story can get airtime and printspace in enough/every media outlet in the area, that should go a very long way towards pushing the word all the way to someone that may have taken Griffy in, and not know how to find his owner.

Please speak up if you know anyone that can help get Griffy's story, and that of the kindness of strangers, on any TV news program and/or in any newspaper.