Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

by Rick Balian

A sing-along musical. Melody has two besties: her dog, Found, and her friend, Shirley. Shirley, though, is jealous of Found. She convinces Melody to leave Found alone while she and Melody go to the store. When Melody returns, Found is lost. Melody searches all over for him. Found ends up on Old MacDonald’s farm. Melody goes on a TV talk show and pleads to have her lost dog returned to her. Farmer MacDonald sees Melody on TV and a big, happy reunion takes place. All of the songs are in the public domain and well known to young kids, who join in with the singing.

There are nine songs:

“If You’re Happy and You Know It”

“Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?”

“Bingo”

“Pat-A-Cake”

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

“Old MacDonald”

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

“Mary Had A Little Lamb”

“This Old Man”

Characters

Melody: A young woman
Found: Melody’s friendly dog and her best friend
Shirley: Melody’s second-best friend
Pizza Man 
Dog Catcher
Baker 
Old MacDonald: A farmer
Sally Jessy Jenny: A talk show host.

Minimum cast: 4. Found, the dog, is played by an onstage actor. Except for Melody and Found, the other parts could be split up among two other actors.

Running time: approx. 45 minutes