[header] How to stop a dog from herding [title] Begin training your dog. [step] You will need to have control over your dog's behavior in order to keep it from herding. Training your dog to stop herding requires you to have very strong control over the dog's behaviors. 
[substeps] Teaching your dog to sit, stay, look, and lie down is the first phase of training. Once it has these basic commands down, you can move on to more advanced training.