The song is named after the Border Collie (belonging to Humble Pie leader Steve Marriott) who howls throughout the 2:15 piece. Group biographer Nicholas Schaffner calls the tune "dispensable"; David Gilmour added "I guess it wasn't really as funny to everyone else [as] it was to us".
The song is named after a Border Collie owned by Humble Pie's leader Steve Marriott, which lets out howls throughout the 2:15 piece. According to group biographer Nicholas Schaffner, the tune is considered unnecessary; David Gilmour added that it wasn't as amusing to everyone else as it was to them.