You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog...
The original Hound Dog was founded in Danville, California, in 1968 by Dorothy Dresslar. Dorothy was sitting in her not yet opened restaurant when Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" came on the radio and inspiration hit. In 1971, Hugh Dresslar, Dorothy's ex-husband and life long best friend, opened The Happy Hound in Los Gatos that is still open today. Dorothy and Hugh's son, Dan Dresslar, passionately ran the business after taking over in the 90's. Sarai Mejia, who worked closely with our uncle Dan before his death in 2014, continues to lead The Happy Hound team as we proudly serve the same old fashion hot dogs, hamburgers, milk shakes, malts, and floats that our grandparents began serving over 50 years ago!