<br/>><br/><br/>Funny, I feel exactly the same way--in reverse. I wonder why people want dogs who are so dumb they do what they want immediately (no insult meant to Droolers who own such breeds). What kind of relationship do you have, when one party always jumps to obey? Isn't having a dog who thinks for itself far more interesting--even if some of us have those easy-training breeds as a break from basset intelligence!<br/>Pam, food slave to the always-thinking Dashing Bassets