why keep a dog and bark yourself

proverb

One should not do something that one has hired someone else to do.

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Meanings

proverbwhy keep a dog and bark yourself?
  1. colloquialrhetoricOne should not do something that one has hired someone else to do.
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APA

why keep a dog and bark yourself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself

MLA

“why keep a dog and bark yourself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “why keep a dog and bark yourself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself.

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