AustLit

'Fiesty, plucky, funny and smart, the pound dogs from Tumbletown are in a fix. Locked away with only days until Christmas, they must find a way to save themselves and get a new home before the pound is full and dogs start to disappear. But never fear - Patch has a plan!

'In Pound Dogs Patch and his friends escape from the pound and search north, south, east and west for a new home. Against all odds they manage to save the pound and themselves from an awful fate. In Eyes in the Dark Flip and his blind master Josh stumble across dangerous goings-on at Growlie Bay, and with the help of eight trapped pound dogs they bravely uncover the crime and save the day Mysterious disappearances, kidnappings, smugglers and circus capers make for lively adventures where clever dogs triumph and baddies are sent packing.' (Publication summary)