"Vesta Victoria also sang 'How much is that doggie in the window'"

Oh, what a tangled web. Vesta Victoria died in 1951. "Doggie in the Window" was written in 1952 by Bob Merrill, and popularized in the USA by Patti Page ("The Singing Rage").

HOWEVER, it was also a big hit in the UK, sung by Lita Roza.

ALSO, Vesta Victoria did, much earlier, popularize a song called 'Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow' which might have been at least a partial inspiration for "Doggie in the Window".