This is a spot where we first met, Cooler dear. Don’t you find it just too, too romantic?
Flowers, candy. A moonlit boat ride. They call me a sentimental old fool. (He eats one candy) But, hey! I find it… delicious.
Wouldn’t you like to sit over here next to little old me?
Why?! I can see you from here, unless you’re just trying to get back this candy you gave me.
I can think of something much sweeter than candy. (chuckles)
Hey, haven’t you heard you get germs from kissing a dog?
Cooler, are you going to come to my little old rescue or what?
Just doggy paddle around for a mo.
A date record, that’s what.
Hey, take it easy, Shaky. You’re among friends.
Sakes alive! He’ll catch his death of cold out here! We better get him back to mission control.
I’ll howl ahead. (He starts howling ahead)
It’s Cooler! He picked up the lost pup. We’ve got an emergency on our paws. (howls) Let’s go.
And this is where you’ll stay until some nice person comes to adopt you.
S Shaky
(gasps) Person? Uh-uh. No way, Jose. I’m not going near any one of those people things.
Uh, don’t be afraid. I’m not gonna hurt you.
Shaky, hey, hey! Mellow out, kid! It’s just Holly. What’s your beef?
S Shaky
It-It’s those bad humans. You can’t trust them.
Yeah, I know what you mean. We don’t trust the bad ones, either.
S Shaky
You-You-You don’t?
Of course not! But not every human is bad. So listen up and dig this dog tale about one of the good ones.
Millie, what do you think you’re doing?
I’m washing the dishes. Why?
You’ve got to stop working so hard, sweetheart. You look tired.
Absolutamente! What you need is a maid.
Thanks for not embarrassing me.
(chuckles) Merciful heavens! He’s just the funniest thing I’ve ever seen!
Then he can stay on as your mate?
Oh, ho! Anything! (chuckles) Anything!
Now, how about the butler, the gardener and the chauffeur?
(voiceover) In a few shakes of a dog’s tail, Millie’s house became the haven for homeless canines. But while this party was the coolest, there was a certain party down the street. Her name strikes fear into sane dogs everywhere, Katrina Stoneheart, along with her poor excuse for a pet, Catgut, (Catgut meows) and her nyah-nyah daughter, Brattina.
Mommy Dearest, those awful dogs are barking again! Make them stop, Mommy Dearest! Make them stop!
I CAN’T STAND IT! Oh -ho-ho-ho! Oh! (tearing a paper) Oh, I hate the sound of dogs. I hate the smell of dogs. I hate the eyes, ears, noses and even the tails of dogs.
(singing) We hate the doggies! We hate the doggies!
I’ll figure out a way to make great-great aunt Millie get rid of these dogs, or I’ll just scream! (poking Brattina’s nose) Now, Brattina, go do your chores!
But, Mommy Dearest! That’s why we let Holly live here.
So, it is. So, it is. Holly!
Good afternoon, Auntie Katrina. Good afternoon, Brattina.
KB Katrina and Brattina
Blah! Blah!
I’m going down to Millie Trueblood’s house. Your chores better be down when I get back.
Holly is so cute. I hate cute! I put cute in the blender.
Now who could that be? (gasps) Why hello, Katrina.
Don’t give me any of that sweet stuff, great Aunt Millicent! This is the showdown!
Oh, just something from the Board of Health. Forcing you to get rid of these mangy mutts once and for all! (laughs evilly)
(voiceover) So that rotten Katrina Stoneheart was gonna force us pups out into the street and there was nothing Millie could do about it.
(voiceover) As it turned out, Millie couldn’t hang on much longer.
Cooler, I love you all very much, but the time has come for me to go.
(sadly) Oh. Hey, quit clowning, Millie. What’ll we do without you?
Don’t worry, my dears. With puppy power, I’ll always be with you. If not in my bedside memories.
(voiceover) And so, at the age of 101 years old, Millie Trueblood went on to her great reward. She was truly a dog’s best friend.
(voiceover) Holly took care of us for the next few days, but we were all in the dumps, ooh, especially Howler.
(voiceover) Then all of a sudden, things went from bad to pit city.
(laughs evilly) Well, Holly, it looks like all your cute little puppy friends will have to find a new place to live.
What do you mean, Auntie Katrina?
It’s perfectly simple, my dear. My aunt Millie didn’t leave a will. So, her estate, the house and this flea trap will automatically go to her next of kin namely me.
(singing) We’re gonna be rich! We’re gonna be rich!
But why can’t the puppies stay here?
Because I am going to tear down this dump and put up condos! (laughs evilly)
At 10am tomorrow, it’s mine, all mine! That’s when the judge will hand me the deed to Millie’s estate.
Then it’s goodbye, puppy pound!
And hello, Stoneheart condominiums!
Okay, team, we’ve got just one chance to save the pound from the clutches of our rival… (flipping round the board) Katrina Stoneheart!
We have to score the big touchdown and find Millie’s will! Pound Puppies, let’s get pounding!
2, 4, 6, 8! Who do we depreciate?
HN Howler, Nose Marie and Whopper
Cooler! Cooler! Hooray!
I love a team that respects its coach. (laughs)
Alas and the lack! We’ll never find that little old will.
(popping out Howler’s hat) And we mean everywhere.
(exhausted) 2, 4, 6, 8! Can’t find the will! It’s getting late!
Don’t give up now, team. It’s always darkest before the dawn.
But, Cooley honey, it’s past dawn. The rooster has already crowed his last cock-a-doodle-doo.
This is no time for chickening out, Nose Marie. We still have till 10am.
So, you honor, being Millicent Trueblood’s only living relative, I’ve come to demand the deed to her estate.
And close down that icky-poo dog pound, right, Mommy Dearest?
Yes, Brattina, dear. It’s a dream come true.
A Attorney
Well, then. Let’s proceed with the formalities of reading the deed. “To it. Here in stated the wherewithal of the party of the first part being under the conditions and terms of the party of the second part, and the party of the third part not…
(sighs) This could take forever.
A Attorney
…does the party of the first part.”
So, Shaky, there may be a few rotten apples in this cooky place we call a world. But if you just keep your peepers aglow, you’ll find the good ones.
S Shaky
That was a keen story, Cooler. And look, I’m not afraid of people anymore!
And we’re gonna find your home with people who will love you.
Speaking of love, Cooler honey bunny. Sugar plum, there’s still a full moon out.
Did you just… uh, no, nose, on my lips? A whole face? You… You put on… (howls) I never knew you cared.
(to Cooler) I do believe my sugar lips have missed their intended destination.
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