time ▁job ▁or ▁activity ▁such ▁as ▁hunting , ▁ob ed ience , ▁or ▁ag ility ▁to ▁stay ▁happy . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁challeng ing ▁to ▁train ▁and ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁monitor ed ▁around ▁c ats ▁or ▁other ▁small ▁animals . ▁They ▁are , ▁like ▁their ▁h ound ▁counter parts , ▁a ▁very ▁intellig ent ▁bre ed ▁that ▁has ▁the ▁un c anny ▁talent ▁for ▁problem - sol ving . ▁ ▁Once ▁trained , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed ▁are ▁very ▁mind ful ▁of ▁their ▁owner . ▁Something ▁first ▁time ▁pet ▁own ers ▁should ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁is ▁the ▁da un ting ▁task ▁of ▁" voice - training " ▁these ▁dogs . ▁Being ▁b red ▁to ▁bay ▁while ▁hunting , ▁they ▁are ▁highly ▁vocal . ▁If ▁properly ▁social ized ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁family ▁p ets . ▁In ▁normal ▁conditions , ▁the ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound ▁gets ▁along ▁well ▁with ▁children . ▁They ▁are ▁mind ful ▁and ▁friendly ▁dogs . ▁However , ▁their ▁nos es ▁will ▁keep ▁them ▁in ▁trouble , ▁so ▁food ▁and ▁garbage ▁should ▁never ▁be ▁left ▁out ▁un att ended . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁is ▁often ▁mistaken ▁for ▁being ▁ag gress ive ▁as ▁the ▁bre ed ▁will ▁" g reet " ▁str angers ▁with ▁its ▁signature ▁how l ▁and ▁will ▁sn iff ▁the ▁subject ▁until ▁satisfied . ▁Usually , ▁this ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁bre ed ▁gets ▁to ▁know ▁its ▁subjects . ▁Since ▁Bl uet icks ▁are ▁driven ▁by ▁their ▁strong ▁sense