What does three dog night mean?

Three Dog Night is an American rock band. They formed in 1967 with a line-up consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. The band registered 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting number one) between 1969 and 1975. read more

Three Dog Night Not everyone's cup of tea, the blue-eyed soul with which this formation from Los Angeles, California, relying on its vocals, became known. But it is a nice band name, and the trio owes it to a girlfriend of one of them, actress June Fairchild. read more

A "two dog night", when you pull two dogs under the blankets with you, would be bitter bitter cold outside, 'way more than you'd want to be exposed to. A "three dog night", when you pull three large smelly flea-ridden animals into your bed and under your blankets, would be 30, 40, 50 or 60 degrees F. below freezing. read more