page_title: Sheepdog trial
hierarchical_section_title: Sheepdog trial
caption_attribution_description: BC_eye.jpg, Border Collie exhibiting "Collie Eye" to stare down sheep
context_page_description: A sheepdog trial is a competitive dog sport in which herding dogs move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers. Such events are particularly associated with hill farming areas, where sheep range widely on largely unfenced land. These trials take place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Chile, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and other farming nations.
  Some venues allow only dogs of known herding breeds to compete; others allow any dog that has been trained to work stock.
context_section_description: A sheepdog trial (also herding event, stock dog trial or simply dog trial) is a competitive dog sport in which herding dogs move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers. Such events are particularly associated with hill farming areas, where sheep range widely on largely unfenced land. These trials take place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Chile, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and other farming nations.
  Some venues allow only dogs of known herding breeds to compete; others allow any dog that has been trained to work stock.
caption: The Border Collie uses a direct stare at sheep, known as "the eye", to intimidate while herding at a trial.
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