Dog Trivia
This page is here for no other reason than simply for interest and giggles!
Remember these songs:
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley, 1956
Bird Dog – The Everly Brothers, 1958
How Much Is That Doggie in The Window – Baby Jane & The Rockabyes, 1963
I Love My Dog – Cat Steven, 1966
Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men, 2000
Dog idioms and their meanings:
‘A dog’s breakfast’ – something that was done badly or messily.
‘As sick as a dog’ – very ill.
‘To be like a dog with a bone’ – to be persistent.
‘Dog eat dog’ – if a situation is dog eat dog it means that people will do anything to be
successful, even if what they do harms other people.
‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ – raining very heavily.
‘Barking up the wrong tree’ – pursuing a wrong idea.
‘In the dog house’ – in trouble.
‘It’s a dog’s life’ – an easy life.
‘Crooked as a dog’s hind leg’ – dishonest or crooked.
‘To be top-dog’ – the one in charge, most important.
Jokes about dogs:
Q – What did the hungry Dalmatian say after his meal?
A – “That hit the spots!”
Q – What do you get when you cross a dog with a lion?
A – A really scared mailman.
Q – What do you get when you cross a dog with a phone?
A – A golden receiver.
Q – How do you keep a dog from barking in your front yard?
A – Put him in your backyard.
Q – What is a dog’s favourite food?
A – Anything on your plate.
Have you seen these movies?
Old Yeller – 1957
Benji – 1974
Turner & Hooch – 1989
Beethoven – 1992
101 Dalmatians – 1996
Eight Below – 2006
Marley & Me – 2008
Dean Spanley – 2008