Why Keep A Dog And Bark Yourself? Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Why Keep A Dog And Bark Yourself? Idiom mean?

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Why keep a dog and bark yourself? What does Why keep a dog and bark yourself? mean?	There's no need to do something yourself when you have somebody to do it for you, usually trivial matters.
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Why Keep A Dog And Bark Yourself? Idiom