As verbs the difference between herding and hound
is that
herding is present participle of lang=en while
hound is to persistently harass.
As nouns the difference between herding and hound
is that
herding is an act by which individuals are herded while
hound is a dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (hunt hound, hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter.