Portland interior designer Julia Galvins (Jana Kramer) adopts a dog and seeks the help of expert and handsome dog trainer Owen Michaels (Kevin McGarry). When she is hired to design a nursery and a "puppery," as well as plan a puppy shower fund-raiser for a pregnant client and her pregnant dog, Julia asks Owen's advice and the two begin to fall for each other.

But when she feels threatened by Owen's ex-girlfriend Bridget (Paula Giroday), Julia realizes that her "lead with love" approach she uses with her new dog - and with the rest of her life - isn't working very well, discovering that if she leads with confidence instead, the rest will fall into place.