Are basset hounds smart?
As mentioned earlier, basset hounds are highly intelligent dogs, but because they are often very independent, they are not meant to live in households where basic obedience is a primary concern. Bassets tend to obey when they feel like it, and sometimes not even food can entice them to obey. This is because bassets are bred to be stubborn, so that they can hunt under the most difficult terrain, such as dense underbrush and briar patches. Bassets were bred to hunt rabbits, and only a stubborn, independent dog will follow the rabbit in all kinds of terrain. In fact, bassets would rather track a rabbit than do about anything else, although eating and sleeping would probably tie for second place.
