How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

Does anyone else remember this one? Andy mentioned it because he still likes it.

https://youtu.be/2AkLE4X-bbU

How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie is for sale

I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won’t be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home

How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie is for sale

I have mixed feelings now. I love the song, but I don’t like the fact that pet stores sell dogs raised in puppy mills. SIgh…

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30 Responses to How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

  1. Rose says:

    I actually do remember this…

  2. Yep, that one is in my memory bank…maybe that is the year I bought for Mother on Mothers’ day a china kind of poodle dog – I still think I have said dog. I used to go to the Bric’a’brac store which actually sold mostly nice dainty china but also “dust collectors” with whatever money was required and would buy her something pretty…

  3. The OP Pack says:

    You are hitting all my favorite childhood songs. I still enjoy singing that one. So what’s next??? 🙂

    K.

  4. Myra G. says:

    One of my personal favorites.
    I remember.watching the Lennon Sisters and all their younger siblings performing this on a holiday show. I wanted to b a Lennon, too. (Dweeb, ya.)

  5. My Levi came from a pet store 12 years ago and he’s been a great dog with no health issues but one of the dogs I had before was a puppy mill dog who only lived 5 years do to health issues.

  6. Ginny Hartzler says:

    I still remembered all the words to the first verse. But I didn’t know there was more! I agree, we should only adopt rescue animals!

  7. Mike Goad says:

    This one was one of my mom’s favorite’s when I was small. She was only 16 when I was born (which I guess explains a lot, but never mind). The song was first released when I was just under 1 year old.

  8. Joared says:

    Yes, I remember this as one of numerous popular cutesy novelty tunes over the years.

  9. Hootin' Anni says:

    I didn’t realize there were more verses.

  10. Ann Thompson says:

    Another one that takes me back. My dad taught me this one too. He liked to sing and I know a lot of good old song.

  11. I loved the song too, but not now for the same reason you mentioned. things were different way back then, or maybe not and we had no way to know.. i used to sing this song all the time when growing up

  12. Grace says:

    yup, yup I remember this well..

  13. Thanks, another one to have playing in my head today. All day yesterday it was Marzy Dotes! 🙂

  14. Linda says:

    Yup.

    I don’t know where our first dog came from when we were kids but the second one came from an extended family farm when my parents went to Mom’s Uncle George’s funeral. So we named that dog George.

  15. nick says:

    I remember the song well. But like you, I hate puppy mills. I think more and more people are going for rescue dogs.

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