<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I suppose that's a bit like saying are people smart? Most are,some are very smart indeed and some are not.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the same way, some hounds are not smart - but I haven't met one yet.</DIV>
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<DIV>Of course, if you mean can you train them to do exactly what you want when you want them to, like a collie, no, you can't (with, I'm sure, the odd exception). That's because they're bright enough to say "hang on a moment. Why would I WANT to do that? Actually, I don't, so I won't."</DIV>
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<DIV>IMHO</DIV>
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<DIV>Sally, with Rolph and Clara, UK</DIV>
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