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Pound Puppies is a toy line that was created by Tonka in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, two animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries.

The puppies were a variety of plush stuffed dog dolls with floppy ears and droopy eyes. They came in a variety of colors (gray, brown, white), some with spots. Each one came in a cardboard case shaped like a doghouse with an “adoption” certificate. The tagline was “Loveable Huggable”. Smaller versions were also created (approximately 5 inches (13 cm) long), and a line of cats called Pound Pur-r-ries was also released. Each authentic toy puppy had a heart-shaped or a bone (on the very first edition puppies) emblem near its tail that sported a “PP” logo with either a dog (Puppies) or cat (Purries) peeking above it.  

The toys were discontinued in 2002. In 2010 a series of the same name was produced by Hasbro Studios and aired on The Hub that year. The toys were relaunched in 2014 by Funrise and they are still available in stores today. In 2019, they were reintroduced again, this time being sold by Basic Fun! in stores featuring normal sizes and baby sizes.