▁Dog " ▁in ▁his ▁legend ary ▁Com eb ack ▁Special ▁that ▁a ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁television ▁network . ▁After ▁the ▁ratings ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁program , ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Pres ley ▁returned ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁his ▁un success ful ▁performances ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Book ed ▁for ▁a ▁four - week , ▁fifty - se ven ▁show ▁eng agement ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁has ▁just ▁been ▁built ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁show room ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁" this ▁eng agement ▁breaks ▁all ▁existing ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁attend ance ▁records ▁and ▁attract s ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁the ▁critics . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁triumph ." ▁El vis ' ▁first ▁live ▁album , ▁El vis ▁in ▁Person ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Hotel , ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada ▁is ▁recorded ▁during ▁this ▁eng agement ▁and ▁is ▁soon ▁released . ▁During ▁this ▁concert , ▁Pres ley ▁introduced ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁as ▁his ▁" special ▁song ." ▁" N ever ▁one ▁to ▁take ▁himself ▁too ▁seriously , ▁El vis ▁j oked ▁with ▁the ▁crowd ▁about ▁the ▁old ▁days ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁songs . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁his ▁next ▁number ▁to ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁International : ▁' This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁song ▁I ▁could