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8:19pm central and have not read thru the entire thread yet but damed glad someone mentioned the Beagle. I have owned nothing but Labs over my many years, but through one ex-wife (She actually got him in the divorce) I picked up a Beagle pup. He had th be the smartest dog I ever, ever owned. That dog, Trouble was his name, knew the tome of my voice, happy or angry...and if I wanted him to do something, there was no voice or hand commands...I could give him a certain look and/or a head nod.

I remember once a rabbit ran across our suburban lawn and trouble looked at me hard for about 15 seconds. I did not head not...I did not say "Go get em", I merely said "okay" and off he blew...of course he never caught the rabbit and he came back dragging his head, but...

I have and have had some smart Labs...but nothing on the range of smarts in Trouble...and he was a Lemon Drop Beagle...two tone tan and white...no black and brown in his coloring...super dog that B&tch got in the divorce (But I am not bitter...hope she gets a job with Obama).