Lyric discussion by MaxwellHammer 

Cover art for Dirty Dog lyrics by Juliana Hatfield

This is a weird one. The obvious meaning is that she'll let a man abuse her in anyway they want, but she won't put up with a dog on the sheets. This is odd since Juliana is known to have a dog living in the house.

So it's probably from a different point of view. She often sings about another person but puts it in first person. I think this is supposed to be an ironic look at a woman she knew that would put up with anything, except a dirty dog.

yes, she often does write from other perspectives... but, this is not about a literal dog. like the kind that barks. and walks around on all fours.