Sorting off one or more specific sheep from the rest and driving it or them away from the other sheep. A strong dog comes up to its sheep confidently and boldly and does not give ground if attacked. The sheep are able to sense the determination of this type of dog and more readily give ground to it. A command to the dog to slow down and approach the sheep quietly. The usual, traditional Scottish command for sending the dog around the sheep in a counterclockwise direction.
Weak dogs turn tail if the sheep show fight.
A weak dog may flank back and forth rather than walk straight in toward the sheep. Also, when the dog moves the stock to the handler, as in the fetch . When sheep are shed or singled, those held back are said to be worn by the dog. A dog who makes wide passes around the stock, naturally keeping a distance away from it. Biting at the body of any type of stock is a fault.