The Power Of One Million Likes: Sisters Prove Dad Wrong With Viral Puppy Campaign

One to social media! Nil to Dad!

Two sisters, spurred on by their dad’s scepticism (haven’t we all been!), decided to post an image to Facebook, pleading for ‘Likes’… so they could get a dog.

The girls asked users to like their photo and make their dad follow through on his promise of a puppy.

They needed one million digital thumbs-up... and less than seven hours later the girls had their wish!

"Hi World," reads the message written in marker.

"We want a puppy! Our dad said we could get one if we get 1 million likes! He doesn't think we can do it! So 'LIKE' this!"

On the Facebook page, called Twogirlsandapuppy, the girls write that their previous dog died of cancer last year. Inspired by another pair of siblings who had tried a similar stunt, they put the challenge to their dad and he said yes, convinced they couldn’t do it.

Their family members spent the day posting on the page, explaining to the world how a simple bet had gone viral. One relation wrote that the girls “were giddy” as they watched the likes pile up.

In another post, the father promises that he would be true to his word should the photo reach one million likes.

Never doubt the power of social media mums and dads…