Flight Zones Explained: How Sheep Really Read Pressure in Stock Dog Training
Learn what flight zones are and how sheep read pressure in stock dog training. Understand movement, energy, and timing to improve calm, effective herding.

Learn what flight zones are and how sheep read pressure in stock dog training. Understand movement, energy, and timing to improve calm, effective herding.

Learn how to use a whistle to communicate clearly with your stock dog. Build calm, consistent whistle commands that support real working situations.

Before training your stock dog, learn how to read sheep. Understand pressure, draw, and movement so timing improves and stock work becomes calmer and clearer.

Struggling with tight outruns or rushed flanks? Learn how early balance work shapes movement, confidence, and clean lines in sheepdog training.

A real training example showing why eagerness doesn’t equal readiness in young stock dogs, how immaturity shows up in early sessions, and why patience now prevents tension, reactivity, and long-term training issues later.

Learn how to teach your stock dog to change speed smoothly using “gears.” This blog and training video show how minimal commands and whistle cues improve pace control and versatility with different livestock.
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