Located in Ponte Vedra, Fla., K9s For Warriors trains rescue and shelter dogs to become service dogs for veterans; they have two kennels on property to house the dogs. They can handle up to 30 dogs in each kennel.
Anyone who has been in a kennel is unlikely to forget the tension and stress they felt from the incredible constant barking noise that easily exceeds 100 decibels. (OSHA requires hearing protection at 85 decibels). Now imagine how stressed out the dogs are considering their hearing is vastly more sensitive than ours and all thirty dogs are barking simultaneously. The staff was required to wear hearing protection whenever they were in the kennel area.