Kids get puppy after successful social media campaign
MANSFIELD, Mass. (CNN) -- What the Cordell kids wanted was a dog, and with one photo and a little help from their social media network a family now has a furry, four-legged, Facebook addition.
It's nothing new for kids to want a puppy, so when kids in Mansfield asked their dad for one, he thought he had a good plan.
"I thought I was being very clever by saying, 'well, you'd have to get a million likes,'"
Mom took a picture with a sign reading: If we get a million likes, we get a puppy. Side note: Dad doesn't think we can do it.
Once the sign went up, it took less than six hours for the Cordells to hit that million mark -- so dad came through on his promise, and the family adopted what they think is a lab/shephard mix while on a trip to New York.
The puppy's name is Millie.
The power of social networking propelled this story to a national and then a global level, so much so, it prompted a geography lesson, as soldiers in Afghanistan and moms from Lebanon all gave "likes" and sent messages.
For the most part, the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, but the Cordells don't want to take risks with their kids' privacy.
"It's a little bit scary. I have about 20 close friends that are moderating the page and they are going in there and making sure there are no nasty comments. They are helping answer the thousands of messages we've gotten,"
The Cordells say they set some clear expectations, saying they were not going to do this again when the kids were teenagers and wanted a car!