<P> `` ( How Much Is ) That Doggie in the Window ? '' is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and very loosely based on the folk tune , Carnival of Venice . This song is also loosely based on the song `` Oh , where , oh , where , has my little dog gone ? '' The best - known version of the song was the original , recorded by Patti Page on December 18 , 1952 , and released in January 1953 by Mercury Records as catalog numbers 70070 ( 78 rpm ) and 70070X45 ( 45 rpm ) under the title `` The Doggie in the Window '' , with the flip side being `` My Jealous Eyes '' . It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 , and sold over two million copies . </P>
<P> `` ( How Much Is ) That Doggie in the Window ? '' is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and very loosely based on the folk tune , Carnival of Venice . This song is also loosely based on the song `` Oh , where , oh , where , has my little dog gone ? '' The best - known version of the song was the original , recorded by Patti Page on December 18 , 1952 , and released in January 1953 by Mercury Records as catalog numbers 70070 ( 78 rpm ) and 70070X45 ( 45 rpm ) under the title `` The Doggie in the Window '' , with the flip side being `` My Jealous Eyes '' . It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 , and sold over two million copies . </P>
who recorded how much is that doggie in the window
who recorded how much is that doggie in the window
Patti Page
Patti Page