Hey, kid. Feeling a little down in the muzzle?
Nah, I'm okay. A little sore around the collar is all.
Well, old Kecthum can be kind of rough, but he's okay once you've got him trained. They call me Lucky, by the way. On account of my great good fortune.
Well, they call me Yipper, for no particular reason at all.
Well, Yipper, welcome to Shelter 17, the cooshest pound this side of paradise.
What's so coosh about it? Looks like any other joint I've been in.
That's 'cause you're only viewing it from the top side.
Top side? Well, what other side is there?
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[on phone] Hello, Pet Mart? We need 600 pounds of chewies delivered asap.
Y-you guys talk to humans?
Well, only when they don't know it, and only when absolutely necessary.
Wait! You're the Pound Puppies! I thought you guys were just a legend.
Oh no, we're real all right. If a dog needs a home, we're the ones to find him one. No matter how much the humans mess things up.
What are you doing down here, mutt?!
Don't you know this a command center? No unauthorized dogs without proper identifi --
Down, Cookie! He's a new guy, a stray.
A stray?! Oh, sorry, pumpkin. I didn't know. I'm Cookie. Listen, if anyone gives you any trouble, just let me know and I'll chew them out.
Oh, gee. You don't have to yell at anybody for me.
No, I mean literally chew them out...with my teeth.
Oh, no trouble at all. Okay, I'm out of here, Luck. Gotta go walk my human.
'Course I do! Half the dogs down here got homes on the outside.
And remember, ...with my teeth.
Yeah, and that's when she's in a good mood.
Lucky! Lucky! I got something important to tell ya! Really, really, really important!
Oh, hiya, Yipper! Welcome to our secret headquarters! Secret, but fun!
So, Niblet, what's so important?
Good guy, that Niblet. Just don't let him bury your bone, or you'll never see it again.
[from another room] No, no, no, no! You're doing it all wrong!
You better meet Strudel. Possibly the smartest wiener dog the world has ever known.
You've got the diodes connected to the transmuter, and the transmuter connected to the L.E.D.! Didn't anyone look at the schematics?!
Oh, if only I had opposable thumbs!
What, Mr. Nut-Nut? You got it working? Oh, finally my work of staggering genius is complete! Let's give it a shot.
Back-scratching machine? Boy, she is smart.
Down here. Could I interest you in a rubber ball or a squeaky toy? You got the kibble; I got the goods.
Better watch out for Squirt, here. He's the best scrounger in the business, but there's always a price.
Hey, I ain't in this for my health, you know.
Don't you have surveillance duties, Squirt?
Alright, I'm goin'. I'm goin'. But, remember, hey -- If you need anything...
And these are the rest of the guys. Guys, this is Yipper.
All this to help stray dogs find homes?
And to goof on humans, but that's just a perk.
Move aside, move aside! Give him air.
Playing dead? I'm afraid so.
[With eyes closed, muttering] My person...my person...oh...
Yipper! Yipper! It's worse than I thought. Emergency wiener, stat!
Huh? Oh, gee, thanks, guys. I was having the craziest dream. I-I met this boy, see, and he was perfect and --
It wasn't a dream, Yipper. The kid was here.
It's called a flyer. Humans stick them up all over the place.
Of course not. What do you think, I'm crawling with thumbs? I called it in to the printers, and they delivered it.
You are a genius, Squirt! I mean, not technically speaking, but, well, you know.
Did you tell them to print exactly what I said?
Absolutely. [clears throat] "Perky, adorable puppy for adoption..."
Throw me the ball! Throw me the ball!
"One-of-a-kind royal dog with million-dollar fortune." I added that part.
Throw me the stick! Throw me the stick!
"If interested, come to Shelter 17, Elm Street, Downtown".
Fine. Now about getting those flyers posted --
Already done. I called in some favors -- A pigeon here, a squirrel there. Bada bing, bada boom -- You got 200 of these things on lampposts, mailboxes, phone poles all over the city.
Baby dog, sometimes you amaze me.
Eh, it ain't nothing. It's like they say, you scratch my belly, I scratch yours. Now excuse me while I go take a nap. I've been, uh, scratching a lot of bellies, if you know what I mean.
Actually, I don't know what he means.
And I don't want to know.
Oh, that sounds important. What is it?
Exactly and exactly. When Mother drops by, she'll be impressed for sure, yet she'll have no idea why. Did I mention I'm a genius?
Everyday, sir. But what if the dogs start barking?
That's where you come in, Olaf. While my mother's here, it's your job to keep the dogs quiet.
Quiet? How am I supposed to keep a pound full of dogs quiet?
Here. Take this. It's the key to my personal beef locker. If those mutts so much as make a peep, throw a steak in their jowls.
Fine. Throw a steak in your own jowls, too. But keep those dogs quiet. All I can say is Mother better end up proud of me. All this shameless lying is costing me a fortune.
Well, good, because dogs are horrible, ugly, smelly creatures. If I ever came across one, I'd make into soup.
Wow. That old lady's meaner than a junkyard human.
Who cares? With food like this, I wish she'd visit everyday.
Yeah, I'm surprised that chowhound, Niblet, ain't here, wolfing this stuff down. Where's he at, anyway?
Yeah, good question. I've been looking for him all over, and...
I'm not Niblet. I'm a tree. So go away, or so help me...I'll drip sap all over you.
Come on, you can't hide forever.
I have to, Lucky. If Rebound spots me, she'll never leave me alone.
Aw, you're getting way more worked up over this than you need to. I mean, yeah, she can be a little energetic...
Yeah, okay, Rebound. Let's play hide and go seek. You count to a billion.
(counting rapidly) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14...
[to Lucky] She's gonna count all the way to a billion, isn't she?
...999,999,999, a billion! Ready or not, here I come!
Gonna find ya! Gonna find ya! Yay, yay, yay! Come on, come on, come on! Gonna find ya! Gonna find ya!
Well, Leonard, I must say, your workplace looks remarkably not entirely disappointing.
Oh, Mother, that's the most loving thing you've ever said to me. And I assure you, I'm just as important as these buildings look.
Found you! Oh, Niblet, that was great! We should do this all the time! Don't you think? Don'tcha?! Huh?! We should always be together, just you and me, me and you, you, you, you, me, me, me, brother and sister, together forever and ever --
Stop! I can't take it no more!
[groans] All you do is follow me around and jump all over me and lick me! You're the most annoyingest little sister who ever got born, and I don't want to see you ever, ever, ever again!
Okay. If that's what you want. [sniffles]
