Herding Lingo Made Easy · Free
Finally Know What Your Instructor Is Actually Asking For
Every lesson on stock is full of words — wearing, rating, the draw, off balance — and if you don't know them, you're a step behind before your dog even moves. This free course shows you each term on video, with a real dog demonstrating exactly what it looks like on stock. Learn the language once, and everything else we teach starts to click. Any handler, any level. No stock required to start.
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More Than a Glossary
Herding has its own vocabulary, and most of it you can't learn from a definition. “Wearing” means nothing until you watch a dog do it. So instead of handing you a glossary, we made a short video for every term — the word, what it means, and a dog showing it in action.
See it, don't just read it
Every term is demonstrated on a real working dog, so the word finally connects to the picture in your head.
Built for beginners
No experience needed. If you've ever felt lost when an instructor called out a command, this clears it up fast.
A reference you'll come back to
Watch it before a lesson, after a clinic, or any time a term trips you up.
Every Term, Demonstrated
More than 30 terms, grouped so they actually make sense together — each one shown on a working dog.
Movement & Flanks
Gather, outrun, lift, fetch, away, come by, square flanks, inside flanks, and what a slice looks like when it goes wrong.
Pace & Positioning
Rating, steady, walk up, wearing, balance and off balance — the difference between a dog that helps you and one that pushes.
Commands & Control
The stop, hold, look back, driving, and “that'll do” — the words that tell your dog what to do and when to quit.
Reading Your Stock
The draw, eye, heavy vs. light sheep, splitting, singling, and gripping — so you understand what the stock and the dog are telling you.
Know the Language, Learn Faster
When you know what the words mean, you stop nodding along to things you don't understand. You follow your instructor. You get more out of every video and every course. And when someone says your dog needs to rate, or that you're working off balance, you'll know exactly what they're looking at — and what to do about it. It's the fastest thing you can do to move your herding forward, and it costs nothing.
Start Speaking the Language
Grab the free course, watch the terms come to life, and give yourself a head start on everything that comes next.
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