Celebrate dogs and how they enrich our lives through music. These top 20 dog songs should inspire you and bring a smile to your face.
Here is our updated list of over 20 Top Songs About Dogs
We are biased and it is our list so…
Our own 3 Talent Hounds original songs inspired by dogs are clearly our favorites so let’s start with them.
“My Dog” was composed and performed by the talented Kurt Swinghammer for the Talent Hounds Documentary Series. The song is available on iTunes if you would like to do your own tribute to your dog – Click Here.
Watch our cute “My Dog” music video here:
Live Like A Dog
This is a positive anti discrimination song composed and sung by the talented Jeff Butler with the wish that we could all live and love more like dogs.
Forever
Forever is a song very near and dear to my heart. I co-wrote and co-produced it with Stuart Black and Jeff Butler. It about forever love and is performed by you student Aiko in aid of rescue dogs. That is my own rescue pug Kilo in the picture.
Other sweet, loving, cute, sad and funny Dog Songs
We have found a mix of 20 more songs inspired by or written about dogs to share.
Do you have a favourite? Are we missing a good one? Please Love, Share and Comment below.
You can purchase a few faves through our affiliate links on Amazon below.
1) Paul McCartney’s Martha My Dear about Paul’s Old English Sheep Dog with the Beatles
Martha My Dear (Remastered)
2) We have discovered community member talent Muttley Cyrus with Doug Ratner and the Watchmen – “DOGS”.
Special guest star “OBIE” the Dachshund to support Shelters and Rescues across America !!! Find it on iTunes.
3) “Like My Dog” by Billy Currington
4) Cat Stevens I Love My Dog (Stereo Version)
5) Michael K Brown “Wherever She Goes” Wily Trax Music (Pound Hounds Rule video)
6) Heidi Winzinger’s dog song “My Best Friend”
7)“Shannon” by Henry Gross.
8) Dolly Parton – “Cracker Jack”
9) Kirk Olsen Dog Songs album
10) Elvis Presley “Hound Dog”
11) Nick Drake “Black Eyed Dog”
12) Johnny Cash -“Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog”
13) “The Puppy Song” by Harry Nillson
14) Bingo – Was His Name-O – nursery rhyme- Many versions.
15) “Me And You And A Dog Named Boo” by Lobo
16) You’re A Good Dog from Pet CDs
17) Nellie McKay- The Dog Song
18) “Blue” by Peter, Paul and Mary
19) Moving new song from talented community member Donna “Dog on a 10 foot chain”
20) “Better With You There” words and music composed by Daniel James Reising and Richard Patrick Reising
and by our new friends on Twitter:
Madrette & Nuttie “My Best Friend”
Buddy by Joel Ransom when he was playing Pooch About Portsmouth in 2012. Buddy is on Twitter @buddyportsmouth
Photo Courtesy of : CCRT and Pawesome Pet Photography- Please Adopt!
We have two new channels for kids on YouTube with some fun kids’ songs- Kids’ Pet Club and Sing Smile Learn
Check out a submission from one of our community members, for a new children’s song book about dogs! Top Dog Songs
Other Submissions
Old Tige by Jim Reeves
Submit Songs to be added to the list in comments.
Dogs Dogs Dogs, Ontarios’ favourite magazine for dog lovers just suggested in honour of Paul McCartney’s b-day,listen to Martha My Dear about Paul’s Old English Sheep Dog http://fb.me/MGTZG8fO
All great songs,,,have you ever heard this Rainbow Bridge type song ?
http://youtu.be/7vlf7U1bGDI
Please enjoy our presentation for ALL dog lovers…DOG SONG 2 Better with you There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IcvnlGjhg
Madrette is so touched and humbled to find herself on this list. I believe you have just inspired me!!
Great selection of songs – thanks for sharing 🙂
No “Jet” by Wings or “Shannon” by Henry Gross?
I guess you´ve forgotten two very important songs:
Old Shep by Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Walter Brennan, Elvis Presley, a.o.
Old Tige by Jim Reeves
I guess you´ve forgotten some very important songs:
Old Shep by Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Walter Brennan, Elvis Presley, a.o.
Old Tige by Jim Reeves
Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine by Tom T. Hall
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
Who Let The Dogs Out?
I Got A Boy (And His Name Is John) by Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
Thanks for adding
I’ve just published a children’s songbook called Top Dog!
Sounds great Jeroen, I’ll add it to our post!
Here’s a song I wrote about my dog Twiggy 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oXF5xgWw2c
How about my top dog songs? http://www.topdogsongs.nl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGP4RxC69BU
You need to add Doug Copen’s “I’ll Always be There for You” and “The Dog Song”, from his album “Songs of God, Life and Weiner Dogs”!!!
Great thanks!!
How in the world are you going to have a list of dog songs and not have Atomic Dog by George Clinton?
A simple song I wrote about my current Dog & All my dogs who passed.
Robert