I am not a dog person. At all.

I can’t stand the barking. Despise cleaning up after them. Get annoyed when they won’t settle down.

But here’s the thing: We have two.

I got talked into the first one, by my children and my husband. And he was such a little monster that I decided we needed a second one to calm him down.

Now they need exercise. I don’t have the patience for training, I’m the first to admit. So when Georgia (above) pulled like crazy while walking her, I quit.

Then I heard about this cheap little solution: a head halter. And it works! The most surprising part, though, is that I actually enjoy those moments out walking her with it.

Now, if only I could get one on that short little pug nose…