T he old Patti Page song How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? takes on a different meaning in a country where dogs are sold not only to guard a sweetheart, as the song goes, or as a friend. Only ...

Page once reflected, "The original song asked, 'How much is that doggie in the window?' Today, the cost isn't just monetary.

“ (How Much Is) That Doggie In the Window” sung by Patti Page hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since lived on as the top song anyone sings when passing by a pet shop.