The World's Loudest Dog is a German Shepherd
Just How Loud is Daz's Bark?
Daz's owner, Peter Lucken, said the following about his dog's bark, "It's a powerful bark but I didn't think it was that powerful.....he doesn't do it excessively." Lucken goes on to say, "To me his barking is just normal, run-of-the-mill dog barking." Interestingly, his neighbors don't feel the same way.
As reported on the BBC News, Lucken's neighbor Denise Parker said, "I hear him sometimes when I'm watching television, but he only barks when he hears someone and he's trying to warn them away." I guess that's not such a bad thing to have a guard dog in the neighborhood that can alert all of the neighbors.
If you think Daz is a vicious dog, think again. His owner reports that when the postal carrier puts the letters in Daz's mouth (when the front door is open), Daz drops them in order to get a hug. Aw, how sweet but I wouldn't let any would-be criminals know about the German Shepherd's soft side.
Published by Bobbi Leder
Bobbi Leder is the author of the picture book, THE SECRET POLICE DOG. Leder has been published with a variety of print and web-based magazines, websites, anthologies, and newspapers. View profile
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10 Comments
Post a CommentI agree! I know a really loud German Shepard
Hi John, in response to your comment....there's a whole team at the Guinness World of Records who carries out crazy research like this. It's kind of a neat job, don't you think?
Who carries out this type of research? They must be barking mad themselves!
So I found out when my neighbor let his out at 4 am, still, they're my favorite dog :)
This is so interesting!
I'm glad Daz isn't my neighbor!
LOL Jennifer! I'm sure a lot of dog owners feel that their dog is the loudest. Get a decibel meter (you can get them on-line) for less than $40 and see if your dog's bark is louder than 108; if it is, then contact Guinness World of Records and your dog could be the new loudest dog! How cool would that be? :-)
I've never known you to publish false info before Bobbie, but I must advise you that Guiness hasn't met my Wilbur!! lol Nice job :-)
Well composed article on one of my favorite dog breeds.
Very interesting article thanks