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Please Read: Great Dane 'Griffin' Is Missing In Napa

Local writer and designer turns to public to help find her beloved dog who disappeared in November from her home.

From Janene Kraft

Dear Friends~


I have enjoyed the privilege of meeting you at Napa Leadership luncheons through my husband, Ron Kraft, president of Napa Valley College…today I am reaching out to you about our beloved Great Dane, Griffin (images attached).

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Griffin, a giant black Dane, disappeared from our ranch off of Wooden Valley Road on the 25th of November.

Our exhaustive search includes thousands of people who are eagerly awaiting news of his return on FB. I have learned through our search just how caring this community really is.

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As part of our search we are working with a K9 search team that was able to track Griffin’s scent. Rains and fencing in rural areas of Wooden/Gordon/Green Valleys have slowed our foot search but we continue to believe Griffin is alive and needs our help. We have also received tips about the possibility of an abduction and are following all leads.

This stunning boy is high profile. But I need your help—are you able to work with me on a posting or story?Anything you can do to assist with our search would be remarkable.

Please review the images and let me know what we can do to bring Griffin Home for the Holidays.


Warmly, jk

Janene Kraft

Environmental Storyteller


DESCRIPTION—Griffin is a three year old male Great Dane. He is unusually big, very muscular. He is primarily black with a white crest on his chest. His ears are cropped but one flops a bit. He was wearing a collar with tags at the time of his disappearance.


SEARCH EFFORTS—We have video of the k9 search available. We have worked with search teams, psychics, thousands networking on FB. We have posted flyers, reached out to all shelters within 200 miles. We have reached out to neighbors who have searched on ATV’s and horseback. We have driven our jeep off road in the back hills. We have called local vets and emergency clinics. We have run ads in newspapers and on Craigslist…


DETAILS—Please visit my FB page for further details and to view video.

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