I have a bloodhound. He is indeed adorable and fun. I use him for search and rescue work, and other misc. tracking. He has saved quite a few lives.
I can subtly, in a way most of you wouldn’t notice, cause him to “alert” anytime I want.
I have raised and trained scent hounds for over 25 years now. And when I was a child, my grandparents took care of me during the day, and grandpa had a pack of hunting beagles, and a pack of Black and Tan coonhounds. Scent hounds are great.