inn ati ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁and ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁fifty ▁per ▁cent ▁share ▁of ▁its ▁success ." ▁Nathan ▁claimed ▁that ▁Val jo ▁Music , ▁one ▁of ▁King ▁Records ' ▁publishing ▁affili ates , ▁had ▁legal ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Ot is , ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁co - author , ▁was ▁under ▁exclusive ▁contract ▁to ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁An ▁article ▁entitled ▁" New ▁How l ▁Go es ▁Up ▁Over ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁In fr ing ement " ▁in ▁The ▁Pitts burgh ▁Cou rier ▁of ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁reported : ▁You ▁ain ' t ▁not hin ' ▁but ▁a ▁h ound ▁dog " ▁is ▁becoming ▁a ▁battle ▁cry ▁faster ▁than ▁a ▁pup ▁can ▁clean ▁a ▁b one . ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁has ▁been ▁how ling ▁on ▁the ▁ju ke ▁boxes ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁and ▁all ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁record ▁has ▁been ▁h ounded ▁by ▁im itations ▁and ▁su nd ry ▁other ▁mis fortun es . ▁One ▁thing ▁is ▁sure : ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁prof itable ▁ ▁h ound ▁dog ▁since ▁El iza ▁sl id ▁across ▁the ▁ice . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁latest ▁episode : ▁King ▁Records ▁joined ▁the ▁pack ▁this ▁week ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁h ass le ▁over ▁who ' s ▁g onna ▁get ▁the ▁prof its ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁rh ythm ▁Dog ." ▁... ▁Val jo , ▁mean while , ▁is ▁compla ining ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the