The final live performance of the song was at a February 1994 concert in Milan, Italy.
"Sappy", removed at the last minute from In Utero and placed on No Alternative instead
Publishers Weekly said, "The short book offers some profound insight on the human condition (by way of the canine condition) without being too sweet or sappy".
In the episode "Terminal" of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, a portion of the poem is set to sappy folk music and sung by Dave Willis.