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Gary White's yard work guide covers backing, bark and bite. Yard work brings together all the commands and skills you've developed with your dog to help them learn how to manage themselves in close proximity to the stock. You'll learn how to introduce the core skills of yard work, building a dog that can confidently create movement, maintain stock flow and work effectively in confined livestock handling situations. You'll also learn how to introduce a pup to yard work in a safe, positive and confidence-building way, laying the foundation for future backing and yard dog training. By the end of this session, you'll be able to: ✅ Understand the Three Bs of yard work: Backing, Barking and Biting. ✅ Recognise when a dog is ready to begin yard training. ✅ Teach a dog to confidently back across sheep. ✅ Introduce barking as a controlled command rather than an uncontrolled behaviour. ✅ Understand the difference between acceptable and unacceptable biting. ✅ Use positioning and confidence to improve stock flow in confined spaces. ✅ Progress a dog safely and confidently through the early stages of yard work. ✅ Introduce the top knot and for pups you'll be able to: ✅ Safely introduce a young pup to backing sheep. ✅ Create positive first experiences in a yard environment. ✅ Recognise signs of confidence and enthusiasm in a young dog. ✅ Use praise and encouragement to build confidence. ✅ Prevent common mistakes that can damage confidence. ✅ Understand the difference between exposure and formal training.