I love hound dogs!! We are actually thinking about getting one when we move (and have 5 acres of land in which to RUN and play! Either that or a lab, shepherd mix or retriever. We have tried having a dog twice (they were foster dogs) and they are a LOT of work but I think once we have all this land we should try again! It would be an outside dog but that's perfect with all the land we will have soon! ~:)