What mother went to the cupboard to give the poor dog a bone? A. Old Mother Hubbard B. Mummy Pig C. Mother Goose Answer: Old Mother Hubbard If Old Mother Hubbard's dog was here today it would have more followers on Instagram than the Kardashians. The pooch smokes a pipe, plays a flute and reads a newspaper in the popular nursery rhyme, which was first published in 1805 by Sarah Catherine Martin, although its exact origin is disputed.