And the dog? ???A dog gets away with anything,??? he says. ???That???s what I wanted do with my music, jump from category to category ??? from a love song to a heavy political thing to a novelty song.??? He spelled dog with a double g, partly due to Red Foxx???s double X. Imagine his surprise decades later when he saw rappers, such as Snoop Dogg, make his Dogg part of everyday street vernacular. ?