Fannymae is a Cat and pit mix. She has no nose as compared to most hounds but very acute eyesight and very fast on her feet. I send her down to the lake to run off the geese that try to nest on my shore. She never catches them but sometimes it is a little too close. She is instant death to a ground squirrel or field mouse that shows anywhere near her and she absolutely hates snakes. She understands almost everything I tell her and has an inner sense on my routines. She definitely is a herder and shows that when she plays with other dogs.