Officer Catchem is the field animal control officer for the City assigned to Shelter 17. He is responsible for bringing most of the puppies on Pound Puppies to Shelter 17, except for the ones who brought themselves. He never talks, appears only to drop off new dogs at the pound, and is a parody of Wild West sheriffs. Because of this mysteriousness, nothing is known about the dogcatcher. No other dogcatchers are ever seen dropping dogs off at Shelter 17. A western guitar chord sometimes accompanies his appearances.
In I Never Barked for My Father, he was a member of the ill-fated CCRT (Canine Capture and Removal Team), a team of the best dogcatchers in the city, led by Robert Netter, "Street Man for Shelter 52".