Pound Puppies and Pound Purries were all the rage in the mid to late 80s. The stuffed dogs had floppy ears and big puppy-dog eyes. Both the puppies and kitties had collars and came in an assortment of colors. Some even had spots (for dogs) or stripes (for cats). Each Pound Puppy/Purry came in a cardboard carrying case with adoption papers. In addition to the regular size, smaller versions were also released. With all the Pound Puppies/Purries success, knock-offs started appearing, but true Pound Puppies had an embroidered heart with PP (for Pound Puppies/Purries) and either a dog (for Puppies) or cat (for Purries) on their lower back.
Based on the same premise as the Pound Puppies, a kid was bamboozled into adopting a kitty cat before it was gassed and used as fertilizer. Although not as popular as the dogs, these plush cats had their own accessories as well.
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