' ▁all ▁the ▁time ". ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁now ▁literally ▁about ▁a ▁dog . ▁Jerry ▁Le iber , ▁the ▁original ▁ly ric ist , ▁found ▁these ▁changes ▁ir rit ating , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁re written ▁words ▁made ▁" no ▁sense ". ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁their ▁tra dem ark ▁spo of s , ▁a ▁send - up ▁of ▁Big ▁M ama ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁complete ▁with ▁vul gar ▁beat ▁and ▁mock ▁drum ▁fus ill ades ", ▁their ▁new ▁" sl ight ly ▁' big ▁band ' ▁style ▁of ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll '" ▁became ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁their ▁act : ▁" Now ▁street ▁legal , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁Bell ▁Boys ' ▁play list ." ▁ ▁As ▁performed ▁by ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys ▁in ▁their ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁act , ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁a ▁comedy - bur les que ▁song ▁with ▁" show - sto pping ▁va - va - vo om ▁ch ore ography ." ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁this ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁record ▁released ▁on ▁Te en ▁Records ▁( TE EN ▁ 1 0 1 ), ▁" a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁equally ▁obsc ure ▁Sound ▁Records ", ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁L owe ; ▁jazz ▁im pres ario ▁Nat ▁Seg al , ▁who ▁owned ▁Down be at , ▁the ▁first