Walking the Dog

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"Walking the Dog"
Single by Rufus Thomas
from the album Walking the Dog
B-side	"Fine and Mellow"
Released	September 1963
Genre	R&B
Length	2:30
Label	Stax Records
Songwriter(s)	Rufus Thomas
Producer(s)	Jim Stewart
Rufus Thomas singles chronology
"The Dog" (1963) "Walking the Dog" (1963) "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog" (1964)

"Walking the Dog" (or "Walkin' the Dog") is a song written and performed by Rufus Thomas.^[1] It was released on his 1963 album Walking the Dog. It was his signature hit and also his biggest, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1963 and remaining on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.^[2]