od ies ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁" answer ▁songs " ▁that ▁respond ed ▁to ▁' Big ▁M ama ' ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁were ▁released . ▁According ▁to ▁Pe ac ock ' s ▁Don ▁Rob ey , ▁these ▁songs ▁were ▁" b ast ard izations " ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁and ▁reduced ▁its ▁sales ▁potential . ▁ ▁" B ear ▁Cat " ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁most ▁popular ▁answer ▁song ▁to ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁" B ear ▁Cat ▁( The ▁Answer ▁To ▁H ound ▁Dog )" ▁( S un ▁ 1 0 1 ), ▁recorded ▁at ▁Sun ▁Studios ▁at ▁ 7 0 6 ▁Union ▁Avenue , ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁original ▁version ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁even ▁before ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁Billboard . ▁" B ear ▁Cat " ▁had ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁written ▁by ▁Sun ▁Records ▁founder ▁Sam ▁Phill ips , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁alter ed ▁the ▁gender ▁of ▁the ▁singer , ▁who ▁bem o an ed ▁that ▁his ▁woman ▁was ▁a ▁" b ear ▁cat ", ▁a ▁Jazz ▁Age ▁sl ang ▁term ▁for ▁" a ▁hot - blo oded ▁or ▁fier y ▁girl ". Peter ▁Clay ton ▁and ▁Peter ▁G amm ond , ▁The ▁Gu in ness