Balance: Training and Life

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN BALANCE: THE TOTAL PACKAGE We have a saying in dog training that you don’t fix one problem without potentially creating a new one. That saying is as true in dog training as it is in life. Many of us struggle to find...

Threat Assessment

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN THREAT ASSESSMENT  Threats of harm should always be taken seriously, but in many cases the person making the threat is only trying to exploit their victim or elicit a reaction for a perceived wrongdoing. Gavin de Becker,...

Two Types of Learners

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN TWO TYPES OF LEARNERS Psychologist Carol Dweck is known for her work on implicit theories of intelligence, which describe how an individual characterizes their own intelligence and learning ability. According to her work,...

Marker Training

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN Dog Training: Markers Maybe less tacti-cool than you’re used to, but enough people have dogs that you may find this useful. For more information, go to leerburg.com and read this: http://leerburg.com/markers.htm -Mike...

Situational Leadership

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP This leadership model was created by a couple of psychologists named Hersey and Blanchard in the 1970s. The general premise is that the way you approach a person for a specific task depends on their...

Ask, Tell, Make: Still Works

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN ASK, TELL, MAKE: STILL WORKS In the police academy, we learned this decision-making algorithm for use of force: “Ask, Tell, Make.” First you ask ‘em, then you tell ‘em, then you make ‘em.” It was simple, but problematic....