When he asked the man why he was barking at the dog, he told the officer that the dog had started barking first.

当警察盘问这名男子为什么要这么做，他告诉警察是因为狗儿先对他吠叫。

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One barking dog sets all street a-barking.

一狗吠声响，狗吠满街坊。

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Then, she heard a crash upstairs in the hall and the sound of a dog barking.

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But Constance could hear the faint ring of another doorbell, down the hall, which set off a barking dog.

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The dynamic duo reside in the Dilworth area of Charlotte, where they operate Barking Dog Chocolatiers, an artisanal chocolate company.

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