Taking one marked sheep off the group is the hardest separation in the sport. Here is why a single sheep fights so hard to rejoin, where singling appears, and why so few runs finish it cleanly.
Read moreThe fetch looks easy and costs more points than handlers expect. Here is what the phase actually demands, why a straight line beats a fast one, and where good runs quietly unravel.
Read moreThe lift is the few seconds when the dog first touches the sheep at the top of the outrun. Small points, huge consequences for everything that follows.
Read moreThe drive carries more points than any other phase. Here is how the line, the gates, and the turn decide your run, and the deductions that quietly cost the most.
Read moreShedding asks the dog to do the one thing it was trained never to do: split the group. Here is how the ring, the gap, and the handler's nerve decide it.
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