Plot: In Los Angeles, a depressed writer named Solo has writer's block after a successful first book of which he's ashamed, and he's broke, thanks to a year in classical psychoanalysis. In their final session, his therapist suggests that he gets a pet, so Solo buys a scrawny terrier that adds to his problems: the dog isn't house-trained; he owes money to a thug who's angry; at a dog park, he begs a woman he's just met to pay the veterinarian's bill when the dog is bitten; and his friend Casper has introduced him to a persistent rich girl who decides that she wants the dog. He could sell, settle his debts, and return to life with a clean carpet, or he could figure out why he doesn't want to part with the dog.
Alternative Plot: Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) is a troubled young man and heavily in debt because of frequent sessions with his psychiatrist, Dr. Normand (Don Cheadle). Following Normand's advice, he buys a dog for companionship, but he is not quite sure what to do with the creature. A visit to a local dog park leads to a meeting with Lola (Lynn Collins), a woman who may actually be just what the doctor ordered.
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