"Lovable, Huggable!"
Pound Puppies were designed by Mike
Bowling in 1984 and have been in production
ever since, changing hands many times (as you can see)!
They started out life a series of soft
puppies which were adopted when children bought them
(just like Cabbage patch Kids). Pound Pur-r-ries
were added to the line, and as they grew in popularity,
more and more related merchandise was produced including
books, animated videos, puzzles and games.
Over the years they have been produced
by Irwin, Hornby,
Tonka, Galoob, Mary
Meyer, Jakks Pacific, Mattel
and Flair. Every company re-designed
the puppies slightly and brought out different lines,
Tonka and Galoob being the most prolific. Just to make
things even more confusing, Pound Puppies were also
produced for different parts of Europe under various
names and by various companies (which were all also
differently designed).
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- Canada: Piteux Pitous
(as well as Pound Puppies)
- Germany: Wauzi and
Miauzi
- France: Pitou
- Brazil & Argentina: Snif
Snif
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| Pound Puppies produced
by Hornby :: 1984-1986 |
Hornby produced the Pound
Puppies for the UK market, with Pound Puppy Yappies, Newborns,
At Play Mummy and Babies and the Pound Pur-r-ries too. The
Yappies and Mummy's were also produced by Irwin.
Each puppy came with a collar,
adoption certificate and packaging which doubled as a kennel.
They also had a "PP" emblem sewn on their bottoms
or "PPY" for the Yappies.
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| Plush
:: Pound Puppy Yappies |
| "Hi,
I'm a Pound Puppy Yappie and I'm looking for a warm, loving
home. I've been waiting for someone like you to choose me
as their very own pet. I'm all ready to go in my own carrier
kennel. You can give me a name and play with me. I'm easy
to take care of just give me a little love and lots of hugging
every single day. Won't you take me home with you, I'l love
you very much."
The Pound Puppy Yappies
had PPY rather than PP embroidered onto their bottoms and
were about 10 inched long.
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| Plush ::
At Play |
At Play puppies were posed slightly upright,
ready for play!.
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| Plush ::
Mummy and Babies |
The mummy puppies were about 18 to 24
inches long and had a velcro pocket in their bellies where
their babies could fit. She came with either two or three
babies, which were about 7 inches long.
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| Plush
:: Newborns |
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| Plush
:: Other Pound Puppies |
The talking puppy (13" long) below
said four random phrases when his cord was pulled:
- "I love you very much."
- "I'm your best friend."
- "Thank you for a lovely home."
- Please take me to bed."
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Talking
Puppy |
I don't know anything about this old puppy!
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Grandpa |
This puppy is much furrier, but not fluffy
like Tonka's Pound Puppy Furries were.
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Furry |
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| Plush
:: Pound Pur-r-ries |
The Pound Pur-r-ries produced by Hornby
were the same as those produced by Tonka (both design styles).
It also looks like there were tiny babies produced too (Mummy
and Babies?).
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