Herding Terms		Herding Commands
clappy	contact	crossdrive	drive
eye	fetch	flanks	gather
lift	outrun	pace	pen
shed	sticky	turns
clappy:  A term used to describe a dog that flops onto its belly, lying down all the time.  Often it must be taught to stay on its feet and move smoothly rather than jerkily. contact:  How the dog establishes and maintains contact with the stock, using his "eye" and body language.  His contacts will determine how he influences the stock.  The dog can maintain contact from a distance, using his eye, head and body position to maintain authority. crossdrive:  Driving (usually from left to right or right to left, but sometimes on an angle) across in front of the handler.  In trials, the portion of the drive from the first set of drive panels to the second set. drive:  To move sheep away from the handler.  In trials, the drive portion of the course usually involves a triangular pattern:  The dog moves stock in a direct line from the handler to the first set of drive panels, in a direct line from there across to a second set of drive panels, and from there directly back to the pen or shedding ring (where the stock are penned or shed). eye:  Eye is the stare a dog (such as a Border Collie) uses to make contact with and control stock.  Eye is almost unique to the Border Collie breed.  Amounts of types of "eye" vary from dog to dog. fetch:  The dog brings the stock straight to the handler at a steady pace, balancing to keep them on a direct line.  In trials, the fetch often goes through a set of free-standing gates called fetch panels. flanks:  The dog's turns, way to me or come bye (counter-clockwise or clockwise), when on sheep.  Also used to mean the "side commands" themselves ("way to me" and "come bye"). gather:  The outrun, lift and fetch combined. lift:  How the dog establishes contact with the stock and approaches them at the end of the outrun to start the stock toward the handler.  The dog should approach with calm, firm authority, balancing properly to start the stock quietly straight toward the handler. outrun:  The dog's route from the handler, out around the livestock, in order to "lift" or start them on a "fetch," bringing them to the handler.  An ideal outrun often is described as "pear-shaped," narrower near the stock (to not disturb them until the dog approaches with steady authority). pace:  The speed at which the dog moves stock.  The dog must pace his stock so they are neither stressed nor stopping or grazing.  Working at a steady pace, a good dog's handler will be able to adjust pace if necessary.  Sometimes referred to as being "geared" right. pen:  To put stock into a small enclosure.  At trials, a freestanding square or rectangular pen with one side swinging open as a gate (often measuring 8' x 8').  The dog must balance stock, pushing them into the pen.  In trials, the handler must not touch the stock with the gate, his stick, or himself, but may help the dog with body language and movement as long as he does not let go of the rope attached to the gate of the pen. shed:  To cut out stock from a larger group.  If taking one animal, it's called a 'single'. sticky:  A term used to describe a dog that "locks" onto the stock with its stare, freezing and not moving up on the stock freely. turns:  A general term meaning how the dog takes his right and left commands (come bye, way to me).  Square turns, where the dog turns squarely away from the stock to his right or left, are important.  A dog that "cheats" or "slices" his turns will not, for instance, turn 90 degrees off the sheep when "flanking," but will make a tighter turn, closer to the stock. Herding Commands ACH! come bye get back here, here lie down stand steady that'll do there this one walk up way to me ACH!:  A correction, telling the dog he's wrong.  May vary from "ah ah" to "ACCHCHCHCH!!!" depending on how big a correction is needed! come bye:  A "side" command, usually telling the dog to go clockwise around the stock. get back:  Used to tell the dog to get farther back off his stock. here, here (aka: chchch!/get up, get up/come in): All commands used to excite the dog and cause him to increase speed or come in on the stock. lie down, sit down:  A stop command.  Doesn't necessarily mean to hit the ground, but just stop/wait. stand:  Another stop command.  Usually on a more advanced dog, to keep the dog on its feet. steady (aka: easy):  Commands to slow down the dog's pace. that'll do:  Calls the dog back to handler, unless another command is given after "that'll do." there:  Often used to indicate that there is where you want the dog to take control of the stock from.  Unless "stand" or another stop command is used with it, it usually means to turn onto the stock and work them from "there." this one, this here:  Used when shedding to indicate to the dog which animals he's to take control of. walk up:  Commands to tell the dog to walk straight on to stock, at a steady pace. way to me:  The other side command, usually telling the dog to go counter-clockwise around the stock.