Daily living with animals results in many behaviors that develop through that animal's experince of living with us. Often, this learning is not intentionally structured by us, leading our learners to exhibit desired or ""good"" behaviors, as well as the unwanted or ""bad"" behaviors, and someties even behaviors that are challenging for us to live with, the ""ugly""ones. Frequently, we need to retrain and/or manage our way out of the bad and the ugly! For example, a puppy can easily develop the behavior of bolting out of doors as they open. Initally, the puppy did not exhbit this behavior, but through repeated practice and timely reinforcement, they learned to associate opening doors with the opportunity to bolt. Consistent environmental cues can rapidly shape a puppy into eagerly bolting out the moment a door opens. Training a puppy to ""wait at a door until cued by the handler"" through clicker training can effectively counteract this behavior. However, is there a simpler way to prevent bolting from ever becoming a habit, simply by setting an expectation that the puppy waits when a door is opened, without formal training? Yes! In fact, experienced puppy raisers often prevent undesirable behaviors with informal methods. This skill can be expanded to develop many desired behaviors informally. The key to unlocking this skill lies in undertanding that any environmental scenario that consistently provides ongoing cues offers the potential for easily preventing undesirable behavior and to train desired behavior in the presence of those cues. We only need to be aware of those scenarios and apply effective ways to create a consistent behavior experience that results in reinforcement—whether environmental or provided by trainers. Join Michele Pouliot for this fascinating Session that will encourage you to better observe opportunities for informal behavior training.