Quote Originally Posted by luvofallhorses View Post
Hounds are also easy to train <snip>
Not sure I'd go that far. Hounds are very intelligent, but are also independant, having been bred to do their work with little human intervention. Many are a challenge to train, because of that.

For example, have you ever heard that Afghan hounds are one of the stupidest breeds? I very, very highly disagree with that statement. I have had contact wth a few Afghans, and have shown one. They are very, very intelligent dogs. But they are not trainable in the same way as a Border Collie, or other breeds that were bred to work directly for humans. It's no wonder there are few hound breeds with members who have advanced obedience titles.

Hounds require creative training methods, often making them think they are doing what they want to do.