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Key commands to teach your stock dog

Tim Gifford, a Nebraska cattleman, and his wife, Tanya, train herding dogs to work stock. They are members of the U.S. Border Collie Handler Association. They use their dogs on their cow-calf operation to gather cows, move them from pasture to pasture and sort them in an alleyway.

The Giffords will share their expertise multiple times a day during Husker Harvest Days. Now in their 11th year at the show, the Giffords and their dogs will be demonstrating their techniques at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Lot 1122. If…

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