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A hound is a dog breed specializing in smell. Sighthounds however use sight instead of smell.

There are two types of Hound:

Sighthounds
Other hounds

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+A '''hound''' is a [[dog]] breed specializing in smell. Sighthounds however use sight instead of smell.
-'''Charles Barkley''' (born [[February 20]], [[1963]]) is a former [[NBA]] player. A resident of [[Arizona]], Barkley was born in [[Alabama]].
+There are two types of Hound:
-Barkley played college [[Basketball|basketball]] for [[Auburn]], where he excelled as a player. In [[1984]], he began in the NBA with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]. Early in his career, Barkley had a weight problem, and he was known as t''The Mound Round of Rebound''. He battled those problems, however, and was able to fill the spot left by ''[[Julius Dr. J Erving]]'' on the team. With Barlkey, the team reached the playoffs every year until he was traded in [[1992]] to the [[Phoenix Suns]].
+*[[Sighthound]]s
+**[[Afghan hound]]
-In between being drafted and traded, Barkley became a household name, and he was one of a few NBA players to have a figure of published by [[Kenner]]'s [[Starting Lineup]] toy line. But he aslo became involved in a few scandals, notoriously a fight with [[Detroit Pistons]] center [[Bill Laimbeer]] in [[1990]]. He averaged 24.3 points per game while with the 76ers.
+**[[Azawakh hound]]
+**[[Basenji|Basenji hound]]
-After joining [[Larry Bird]], [[Earvin Johnson|Magic Johnson]] and friend [[Michael Jordan]] for the 1992 [[Dream Team]] that participated at the [[Barcelona, Spain|Barcelona]] [[Olympic Games|Olympics]], Barkley went to the Suns, where he became a vital part of the team's trip to the [[1993]] NBA Finals, scoring 25 points per game and becoming one of the most popular players ever among Suns fans. At the Finals, Barkley and the Suns lost to Jordan, fellow Dream Teamer [[Scottie Pippen]] and the [[Chicago Bulls]] in six games, after Barkley had told Jordan that it was ''destiny'' for the Suns to win the championship. Barkley would never again return to the Finals.
+**[[Borzoi]]
+**[[Ibizan hound]]
-In [[1994]], Barkley again was part of a Suns team that almost won the NBA championship, losing in the Western semi-finals in 7 games to eventual world champion [[Houston Rockets]]. In [[1995]], the Suns suffered exactly the same fate of the year before in the playoffs, and in [[1996]], Barkley and the Suns struggled to a 41-41 record, having to win 13 games in a row at the end to squeeze a playoff spot.
+**[[Greyhound]]
+**[[Irish Wolfhound]]
-During his stint as a member of the Suns, Barkley was controversial and outspoken. He was rumored to have dated [[Madonna]], and he became a favorite of [[Television|tv]] late night talk shows. He published a pair of equally controversial books and was in the middle of many lawsuits. And, to top it all, he and Suns owner [[Jerry Colangelo]] became involved in a very public dispute during his last year as a Sun.
+**[[Italian Greyhound]]
+**[[Pharaoh hound]]
-Barkley was then traded to the [[Houston Rockets]], where hejoined [[Hakeem Olayuwon]] in their quest to win championships. But as a member of the Rockets, Barkley faced back injury problems, which ultimately led to his retirement in [[2000]]. His last year in the NBA, he averaged 14 points a game over 20 games, and in his last game, he scored a basket against the Suns, this after sustaining a career ending injury and being told by the doctors he would never again play in the NBA.
+**[[Scottish Deerhound]]
+**[[Saluki]]
-During his career in the NBA, Barkey totalled 23,757 points for an average of 23 points per game, and 12,546 rebounds, for an average of 11.7 rebounds per game. He was an all-star nine times, and he helped his teams to the playoffs every year he played.
+**[[Sloughi]]
+**[[Spanish Galgo]]
-On of the most infamous cases involving Barkley in a lawsuit was one where, according to an [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] man, he threw the man off a glass window during an altercation at an Orlando restaurant. Tired of people accusing him of things like that, Barkely, who is accessible to the public for [[Autograph|autographs]] and hand shaking most of the time, limited his accessibility to the public to not much more than that.
+**[[Whippet]]
+*Other hounds
-Barkley now broadcasts games for [[Turner Broadcasting Company|TNT]] and plays at celebrity [[Golf|golf]] tournaments.
+**[[Basset hound]]
+**[[Beagle]]
+**[[Black and Tan Coonhound]]
+**[[Bloodhound]]
+**[[Dachshund]]
+**[[Foxhound]]
+**[[Harrier (Dog)|Harrier]]
+**[[Ibizan hound]]
+**[[Norwegian Elkhound]]
+**[[Otterhound]]
+**[[Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen]]
+**[[Rhodesian Ridgeback]]