, ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁protest ▁at ▁being ▁cens ored ▁on ▁national ▁TV ." ▁ ▁In ▁analyz ing ▁Pres ley ' s ▁recording , ▁F ink ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Pres ley ▁chose ▁version ▁ 2 8 , ▁declaring : ▁" This ▁is ▁the ▁one ." ▁During ▁the ▁day ▁Pres ley ' s ▁manager ▁Colonel ▁Tom ▁Parker ▁told ▁R CA ▁vice ▁president ▁Larry ▁Kan anga ▁that ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁" may ▁become ▁such ▁a ▁big ▁hit ▁that ▁R CA ▁may ▁have ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁corpor ate ▁symbol ▁from ▁the ▁' V ict or ▁Dog ' ▁to ▁the ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ." ▁After ▁this ▁recording , ▁Pres ley ▁performed ▁this ▁" ang ry ▁ho pped - up ▁version " ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁in ▁his ▁concert s , ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁his ▁performances ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁( G 2 W W - 5 9 3 5 ) ▁was ▁initially ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁to ▁the ▁single ▁" Don ' t ▁Be ▁Cru el " ▁( G 2 W W - 5 9 3 6 ) ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁single ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁with ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁first ▁and ▁in ▁larger ▁print ▁than ▁" Don ' t