We bought this as a gift for a 4 year old who quickly fell in love with it and sleeps with it every night! My own children (4 and 6) have one each as well and they have gotten a lot of love and play. I actually still have my original Pound Puppy from 1986 and this looks and feels very, very similar. I was so pleased to see that since many of the "retro" toys I find for my kids are not the same quality they used to be. The Pound Puppies come in a box that looks like a dog house, which adds to the play. My kids loved the concept of the adoption certificate and naming the puppies. They quickly set up a Pet Adoption Center and a Veterinarian Office with their pretend play things. This is currently my go-to gift for preschoolers, and I would recommend it for kids ages 3-8...and parents who were born in the 1980's!

I was so excited to hear that Pound Puppies were making a comeback for 2019/20! I've always loved Pound Puppies - when I was a little kid in the 90s, I had a few of the much smaller Pound Puppies plushies, and I continued collecting them as the toy franchise repeatedly changed hands/got rebooted throughout the 90s - 2000s! I also happened to find quite a few original 80s ones while traversing antique stores/flea markets. I just love dogs and I particularly never could say no to stuffed animals with sad, downtrodden expressions.

I chose this Pound Puppy in particular (the white one with brown spots) because it reminded me of an 80s one I used to have that I loved. I love him! He has a soft, smooth fabric texture similar to an 80s Pound Puppy, he's stuffed a just-right amount which allows him to be sturdy yet still cuddly and floppy, and his collar even has a name tag that can be personalized (during the 80s, you could send a mail-away requesting a personalized Pound Puppy nametag, as well as an adoption certificate and a sheet of stickers, per archived commercials on YouTube)! By and large, these repro Pound Puppies are adorable and more or less identical to the 80s toys in terms of appearance.

...On a related note, the packaging housing the plush puppy is more or less the same as it was in the 80s as well! Included with each 17-inch Pound Puppy is a personalizable adoption certificate and stickers. I can't recommend these sweet retro Pound Puppies enough, whether you know a child who would love one, or if you grew up with them and want one for nostalgic reasons. :)

Bought this for my son. He wanted one that was just like mine from when i was a kid. He loves it.

Got this as a gift for my nephew. He loved it and named it. I loved that it was nostalgic, from my sister and my childhood!

Seriously, this is one of the best purchases, I have made in a while! Why? Bc I treated myself! It wasn't for the house, or the kids, or the dog! This brought back so much nostalgia for the "good ol' days." Times when I was a carefree kid, with no troubles or stress! This comes with a birth certificate, so I actually named my dog Coco. And it has a page of stickers. Perfect! Perfect gift for that 80's baby in your life. I'm not sure if today's generation of kids will appreciate a plush animal that doesn't talk or do anything, but maybe younger kids, 4, 5,6 will love to snuggle up with a Pound Puppy. I know I do. I sleep with mine! I plan on adding more to my collection #everything80's