Odd... I've heard from an owner that Basenji hounds are incredibly smart, but are extremely hard to train because it is basically like owning a wild dog that will ignore all commands when preoccupied with its' prey. I think it's unfair in this case to compare the animal's intelligence with trainability...

From Wikipedia:
"Basenjis are highly intelligent and learn quickly, but they also have a cat-like independence and "self-motivation" which can make them somewhat casual about obedience. A healthy Basenji is a mischievous and good-humored animal, and is not above testing the limits of its environment and owner just for sport...If not supervised or trained properly, Basenjis can become bored and destructive when left alone."