brown dog is barking at the back door

The Brown Dog is barking at the back door. i.e. to have a shit.

I'll be back in a minute, the brown dog is barking at the back door

by mickotoole November 7, 2005

that dog is barking

1. your stock is a loser and needs to be sold.

2. that unattractive woman is talking too much.

3. in a football wager, an underdog team is an attractive bet due to the overly favorable pointspread.

1. "Dude that dog is barking. Get out while you still have something left."

2. Dude that dog is barking. Tell that bitch to shut up."

3. "Eagles getting six? That dog is barking at me bro."

by Joe Bone March 11, 2005

barking dogs

Very sore or tired feet.

I think we oughtta call it a day on this hike, Susan. I've got barking dogs!

by pentozali February 28, 2008

barking dogs

smelly or stinky feet.
also, tired feet.

you've got some barking dogs, man. (your feet stink.)
my dogs are barking. (my feet hurt.)

by geneva kyrkslovan June 19, 2006

my dogs are barking

My feet are hurting/tired.

I just worked a 12 hour shift, my dogs are barking.

by APB15 March 31, 2009

Dogs are barking

Feet hurt. This is an old expression, typically associated with the South and especially concentrated around the Appalachian Mountain chain. Older usage didn't connote smelly or dirty feet, just sore feet.

There is a brand of shoe called "Hush Puppy" and it's is named that as a reference to the expression, "My dogs are barking." In the case of the shoe, Hush Puppies are supposedly so comfortable they can quiet your puppies - that is, stop your feet from hurting.

After walking the mall all day, my dogs are barking.

by berber carpet bomb August 6, 2012

Dogs are barking

So.. this is not a phrase of american origin as suggested in the other definitions. It comes from the Cockney rhyming slang "dog meat" -> "feet" and means my feet hurt.

after that marathon, my dogs are barking.

by medthepirate May 25, 2018