I read that bark someone isn't proper English, but, even if in a phrasal verb construct, it is used in a sentence from "Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boy and Became Horse of the Year" by Brendan O'Meara.
With the coils of the bike's suspension barely depressed, the bike's owner bolted toward her and barked her off the bike, inspecting for any damages.
So, I was wondering why one cannot bark someone if, according to the above writer, bark someone off is grammatical.
Note that dictionaries I have consulted don't have an entry for bark off — even if, for example, bark out exists —, so I'm not sure what the meaning of "bark off" is in that context.