How to Use a Whistle to Communicate Clearly With Your Stock Dog
Learn how to use a whistle to communicate clearly with your stock dog. Build calm, consistent whistle commands that support real working situations.

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.

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Working sheep near gates can be dangerous without control. This blog shows how to train your stock dog to stay calm, slow down, and work safely using tools like a long line to prevent chaos and injuries.
Learn how “eye” in a working stock dog shapes control and livestock movement. Jen breaks down the three main eye types and shows how this inherited trait impacts training and performance.
Stock dogs pattern behaviors fast — good and bad. This blog shows how to prevent unwanted habits before they start, using Annie’s outrun as an example of building calm, focused gathers from the beginning.
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