The origin of the phrase is not clear, however it is not necessarily British, the phrase seems to come from the Appalachian Mountain region
Possibly it comes from an old English phrase, "My dogs are barking" which refers to feet that hurt. It possibly came from rhyming slang in Yorkshire, England a couple hundred years ago. Reducing the phrase and using just "dogs" is common usage.
I highly doubt it. It would take a ton of loud barking for that to happen. Dogs are made for barking.
no it doesnt hurt rabbits
giraffes hurt dogs
Send signs that you are not ther to hurt him/or her.
They are usually running (or limping) at a slower pace or their feet are bleeding. They also will probably be whimpering.
If you feel your feet hurt
Only To some dogs but to dogs like labs or pugs they will not hurt them put to small dogs they might
The easiest option for you would be to by a bark collar. They are offered for a range of prices. They emit a smell, noise, or slight electric shock as soon as a dog barks to discourage a dog form barking. All three are annoying to the dogs, but none of them hurt the dog.
NO IT DOES NOT.
It means, literally, "Your feet hurt you". As a question, this would come out as "do your feet hurt?" As a statement, "your feet hurt."
Never hurt your dogs. You can say "no.", But don't hurt them. if you say "NO" IN A LOUD voice then the dog will know that you are angry and he did something wrong