This cartoon was inspired by the Tonka Toys line and centers on 11-year old Holly and her dog friends Cooler, Whopper, Nose Marie, and Howler at the Wagga Wagga Pound who work hard to find happy homes for dogs. They are opposed by Brattina and Katrina, along with Catgut and Nabbit.

The series began with a one-hour special in 1985 on ABC. The Pound Puppies consisted of 13 episodes, aired Saturday mornings on ABC. It was followed by The All-New Pound Puppies in 1987.

The Pound Puppies make it there mission to help save animals everywhere. They live in Wagga Wagga pound where the evil Brattina and Katrina try to mistreat animals.

The Pound Puppies are very smart and they usually outwit the evil mother-daughter team of Brattina and Katrina and the Pound Puppies usually make them look bad. This was a fun series that spawned a great deal of very cute toys. Everyone collected the small Pound Puppies stuffed animals.