Melbourne, March 25 (PTI): His bark is worse than his bite!

A Golden Retriever in Australia has entered the Guinness World Records for the loudest bark, registering an incredible woof of 113.1 decibels, as loud as a rock concert or a steel mill.

Charlie, a six-year-old Golden Retriever from Adelaide, Australia, broke the record after registering the record-breaking bark at a national competition, the World Record Academy said.

The previous Guinness world record for the loudest bark was set by a German Shepherd from London who won in 2009 at a mere 108 decibels.

Charlie’s owner, Belinda Freebairn, said her dog developed his bellowing and deep bark — equivalent to the sound of a live rock band — when he was only about a year old. However, she does not get complaints from neighbours because Charlie only barks on command. “He doesn’t bark at home at all really,” said Freebairn, adding that she and her three daughters were proud of the pooch.