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. Hard Dog A hard dog recovers very quickly from stress. A hard dog can take a solid correction and without acting like his life has just ended.