I don't think you can generalize that all hounds smell though. Freehold's rescued walker hound doesnt' smell and he isn't bathed regularly.
Yes, I can, because every single one I've ever know, has! Except, for the few show dogs I've passed by, who were so caked in chalk dust you couldn't breath. Again, maybe it's just that you're use to that particular odor, it's VERY particular, and EXTREMELY offensive to me and my family. Let me ask you, what do you think of a skunk? What do you think of fish? What do you think of Turtles? What do you think of roast beef? What do you think of chopped liver? What do you think of blue cheese? What do you think of sour milk? What do you think of Axe deodorant? What do you think of Fabreeze?
Just because it doesn't bother you, just because you don't find it bad/annoying/offensive, doesn't mean everyone feels the same way.
My hound does not smell at all. Maybe there's an underlying issue that he smells?
If you bathe regularly, he shouldn't smell. And yeah, not every single hound smells.
That's what I thought when we first brought him here. We inherited him from a bad family situation (then his people then died). I figured, all these other dogs I knew before, were just never bathed, never fed good food, (like you all say) I'll fix this. More than a year later...no progress. I've never had another dog that stunk like this, it's like a mix of fecal matter, rotten fish, dirty gym bag, and a port-a-head, wrapped into a sausage dog.