Why I Don't Agree With It. This article goes into a lot of detail on survival drive. Avoidance Everyone that has come this far in training knows something about avoidance is in their dogs. Most think Avoidance is when the dog turns and runs from a threat. While this is true there is a lot more to it than just running.
Avoidance is an area of defense.
It's motivated by fear with submission or flight the result of too much stress. Submission is a large part of avoidance. This is the area helpers need to focus on. In a few minutes we will have a section discussing some of the signs of avoidance. Civil work Civil work simply means that we are going to do helper work without any protective clothing or sleeves.