▁of ▁King ▁Records ▁owner ▁Syd ▁Nathan , ▁the ▁latter ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁ma iden ▁name ), ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Ot is . ▁ ▁" R att les nake " ▁recorded ▁by ▁bl ues ▁guitar ist ▁John ▁Br im ▁for ▁Ch ess ▁Records ' ▁Check er ▁subs idi ary ▁with ▁Little ▁Walter ▁on ▁bl ues ▁har p . ▁ ▁" Real ▁G one ▁H ound ▁Dog " ▁( Com bo ▁ 2 5 ), ▁" an ▁obsc ure ▁' answer ' ▁record ▁to ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁Ch uck ▁H igg ins ▁and ▁His ▁M ell ot ones ' ▁with ▁a ▁vocal ▁by ▁H igg ins ' ▁brother ▁" D addy ▁C lean head " ▁for ▁J ake ▁Por ter ' s ▁Com bo ▁Records . ▁The ▁composition ▁was ▁cred ited ▁to ▁H igg ins ▁and ▁Por ter ▁( as ▁V . ▁H aven ). ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁of ▁the ▁answer ▁songs ▁to ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁" B ear ▁Cat ▁( The ▁Answer ▁To ▁H ound ▁Dog )" ▁( S un ▁ 1 8 1 ) ▁recorded ▁by ▁M emph is ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁R uf us ▁Thomas ▁( ado pt ing ▁the ▁nick name , ▁" R uf us ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁Thomas ") ▁at ▁Sun ▁Studios ▁at ▁ 7 0 6 ▁Union ▁Avenue , ▁M emph is . on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁original ▁version