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Tonight, we\u2019ll read \u201cA Tail of Belonging\u201d, a Snoozecast original sleep story dedicated to our listener on Spotify who asked for more dog-themed sleep stories.\xa0\nThe term \u201cpound\u201d for an animal shelter comes from the old British Saxon word \u201cpinfald\u201d or \u201cpund\u201d. An animal pound is a place where stray livestock were impounded. Animals were kept in a dedicated enclosure, until claimed by their owners, or sold to cover the costs of impounding. The village pound was a feature of most English medieval villages, and they were also found in the English colonies of North America and in Ireland.\n\u2014 read by N \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices