we would NEVER ever take our pets to the pound! the last time we had a pet pts was 10 years ago. He was a basset hound/beagle mix and when we were living in Nevada, he got loose. A kid found him and fed him lunchmeat in front of his dog! We had to rush Buddy to the emergency vet clinic and he had a lot of stitches put in his back. we cleaned him up good everyday but in 1996, he was going down hill so we had to make the tough decision of putting him down 2 weeks before Christmas. He was the best dog ever.