Dog Bark Facts

7 LOUDEST BARK Daz, a white German Shepherd is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records at 108 dB. To put it in perspective, a train passing close is 110 decibels; 130dB and above can cause immediate ear damage. Design/Illustration by waltonportfolio.com http://www.hilltopanimalhospital.com/barking%20dogs.htm http://en.academic.ru/dic.nst/enwiki/850887 http://news.bbc.co.uklearth/hilearth_news/newsid_8493000/8493089.stm http://www.blm.gov/orlresources/recreation/yaquina/seals-sealions.php http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714210137.htm ttp://www.nps.gov/jotr/naturescience/kitfox. htm http://www.aacspca.org/animal_care/article.php?artide=barker http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/04/29/2230405.htm http://news.byu.edu/archive09-Jul-babybarking.aspx http://www.associatedcontent.com/artide/1981712/the_worlds_loudest_dog_is_a_german.html?cat=53 http://community guinnessworldrecords.com/_Loudest-Bark-By-A-Group-Of-Dogs/blog/393054/7691.html http://home.earthlink.net/-dnitzer/4HaasEaton/Decibel.html Coppinger R, Feinstein M: 'Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark.'and bark and hark. Smithsonian 21:119-128, 1991 Richard Murray and Helen Penridge. Dogs and Cats in the Urban Environment: A Handbook of Municipal Pet Management. Second edition, 2001, ch. 11. SOURCES: