Holly Trueblood, manager of the pound and owner of the Pound Puppies and Pound Purries, sits on the front step of the pound rubbing Cooler's belly with her left hand and scratching Chatty's ears with her right hand (Holly's quite good at multitasking). "You know, Holly," Cooler says. "Not only are you the only human who can talk to dogs and cats, but you give the greatest belly rubs on Earth! Oooh yeah!" He ends his sentence with a contented chuckle.

"You also give the greatest ear scratches on earth!" Chatty ends her sentence with a long, contented purr.

At that very moment, Howler runs up to them, howling worriedly. "What's the matter, Howler?" Holly inquires.

"Run for your lives! It's coming this way!"

"What's coming?" Chatty inquires.

"It's terrible! It's horrible! It's the worst thing in the world! It's-awoo-oo-oo-Katrina Stoneheart!"

"My loving guardian." Holly says ironically, as she observes her wicked aunt standing by the fence.

"Not to mention her spoiled-rotten daughter Brattina and her pet, Catgut." says Cooler. The former holds the latter in her arms, stroking him; he meows and hisses nastily.

"As well as her two associates Flack and Tubbs." adds Chatty. The two dognappers sneer at Holly and the group.

"Aunty Katrina, what an-an unexpected surprise."

"And we have an unexpected surprise for you, Holly dear: your pound's electric bill!" Katrina hands the bill to Holly.

"Read it and weep, ha." Brattina scoffs.

Holly looks the bill over. "I owe two hundred dollars for electricity? How can this be?"

"Awoo-oo-oo, I must have left the lights on in the tunnel again." Howler says. Cooler and Chatty both give him an annoyed glare.

"You do have the money for this, don't you, Holly?" Katrina inquires.

"Well…not at the moment…"

"Nyah, nyah, Holly's broke, nyah, nyah, she's a joke." Brattina jeers, as she and Catgut prance in place.

"You'll see, Brattina," Holly angrily says in defense. "Tomorrow's Adoption day, and when people adopt dogs and cats, they usually make donations."

"Well, you'd better hope they make a lot of them, dear, because if you don't come up with that money, your pound will be shut down!" Katrina says.

"Nyah, nyah, shut it down, bye-bye, puppy pound." Brattina jeers, as she and Catgut once again prance in place.

"That is so annoying!" Chatty exclaims angrily.

"And the property will be turned over to me." Katrina adds.

"We'll have the money by tonight, Aunty Katrina, you'll see." Holly then leaves.

"Don't bet on it, Holly," Katrina says after Holly has left. "Once my little plan is put into action, you can kiss your sweet puppy pound goodbye." She and her crew share a nasty laugh, then abruptly cut themselves off when they notice Tubbs isn't joining in. Katrina abruptly cuffs him on the back of the head. "LAUGH WITH US, YOU BIG OAF!"

"Duh, oh yeah, heh, heh, heh, heh." Tubbs chortles as the others glare disdainfully at him.