Strudel soon comes to a door marked, "STRUDEL'S GIZMO LAB(1)." "Ahh," she sighs. "This must be the place." She then opens the door and gasps; strewn throughout the room are many bizarre looking gizmos that Strudel hadn't remembered inventing, and all along the walls are many computers, motherboards, and the like. Just then, into the doorway comes Toyoshiko, the robot dog Strudel had befriended once(2), wearing a maid's outfit.

"Greetings, Strudel."

"Toyoshiko?" the dachshund is even more puzzled than before. "But...who rebuilt you?"

"Why, you did, Strudel."

"Yeah," comes a squeaky voice(3) from behind her. "And I helped." Out steps Mr. Nut Nut, one of Strudel's squirrel assistants, wearing a pair of red overalls with bronze buttons and red propellor beanie.

"I didn't know you could talk, Mr. Nut Nut." the dachshund says.

"Uhm, yes, I've always been able to." the puzzled squirrel replies.

"Well, it's quite good to see you again, ma'am," Toyoshiko says politely. "Is there anything that I might assist you with?"

"As a matter of fact, yes. Could you perhaps...show me around the pound a bit, please? There were a few things I was trying to remember for my latest inventions."(Strudel hadn't mentioned that she was actually trying to learn more about this strange new universe.)

"With pleasure, ma'am."

Wheels pop out of the robot dog's feet, upon which she begins leading Strudel through the hallways. Toyoshiko motions toward a large room where several dogs are sitting at tables and in front of computers, calculating various figures. "Now here is mission control."

"Hmm," the dachshund muses under her breath. "Fortunately, this looks pretty much the same."

Toyoshiko then shows Strudel the kitchen, where several dogs and cats are sitting at a table eating out of dishes, the yard, where several small puppies and kittens are playing, the grooming parlor, where several dogs and cats are getting their fur clipped and styled, and the vet's office, where a lady with short brown hair, wearing a doctor's outfit(4), is giving the pets a checkup. "This is Dr. Carlton," the robot dog notes. "She's the pound veterinarian; she always makes sure that all of us are in tip-top physical condition."

"Mmm, interesting." the dachshund muses, contemplating the fact that having a vet at the pound would certainly be a good thing.

Toyoshiko then leads Strudel to the pound supervisor's office, where McLeish is sitting at his desk. He looks over at them casually, "Well, hello, Strudel. Have we received any new pups or kittens lately?"(5)

"Uhm, possibly a few, sir."

"Ahh, good, I trust that they'll find good homes in your very capable hands. Good luck to you on your missions."

"Why, thank you, sir." the dachshund replies. Gee, she thinks. McLeish certainly seems a lot nicer in this universe.

At that moment, the pound supervisor picks a large stack of papers up off of his desk, then promptly spills them everywhere. "Oops, let me get those a second-Whooooah!" he trips over his wastebasket as he reaches down to pick the papers up, and ends up falling flat on his face. Well, he's certainly no less klutzy though. Strudel thinks. As she and Toyoshiko are leaving the room, Olaf hurries up to McLeish. "Here, sir, let me help you-Whoooooah!" he then trips on the spilled papers and ends up falling on McLeish. "Oops. Sorry, sir."

"Think nothing of it." the pound supervisor says in a muffled voice.

I guess some things never change. the dachshund continues to think.

Toyoshiko then turns to her. "Has this been helpful, ma'am?"

"Very much so. Thank you."

(1)A nod to Howler's Gizmo Lab in the '80s series

(2)She first appeared in the episode, "Toyoshiko! Bark Friend Machine."

(3)He'd sound kind of like Alvin and the Chipmunks.

(4)She's based on Doc Weston, the vet from the Pound Puppies 1985 special and book series.

(5)He's similar to Mr. Sidney Bigelow, the pound supervisor from the Pound Puppies 1985 special and book series, in this universe.