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Do Dogs Hear How Loud They Are?
My dog barks very loud, he's a mixed breed (Golden Retriever, Spaniel & Poodle). His barks are so loud that they hurt my ears! I'm working on teaching him to stop, but I was just wondering since a dogs' hearing is so much better than ours, why doesn't it hurt his ears when he barks?! It must be ear piercing to him, but he still barks... I'm very confused can someone help me out please?! Thanks :)
1 Answer
- 8 years agoFavourite answer
They can hear low sounds about as well as humans (40 Hz, compared to our 20 Hz), and can hear sounds that are a quite a bit higher (60,000 Hz, compared to our 20,000 Hz). They are more sensitive to loud sounds - loud noises that humans can tolerate may be painful to dogs. The flipside of this is that they can hear sounds that are 4 times farther away but they think they are protecting you from other dogs
Source(s): Dog knower
