On Jan 25, 3:02*pm, "Mark Bowen" wrote:

Fred,
My best advise is to forget a particular breed and go with the hound you
like best at the local animal control shelter.


Excellent advice ..... dogs and humans often get along, or don't,
in much the same way as human friends .... Often those of us on the
outside can't understand what they see in their choices, but it works
for them