Storyline for 'The Dog Problem':
In L.A., Solo has writer's block after a successful first book he's ashamed of. He's broke, thanks to a year in analysis; in their final session, his shrink suggests a pet. Solo buys a scrawny terrier who adds to his problems: the dog isn't house-trained; Solo owes money to a thug who's angry Solo's spent money on a dog; at a dog park, the dog is bitten and Solo begs a woman he's just met to pay the vet bill, so now he owes her; and, his friend Casper has introduced him to a persistent rich girl who decides 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. | On the advice of his therapist (Don Cheadle), depressed and down-on-his-luck writer Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) purchases a pooch for companionship - and gets all kinds of trouble instead. With his four-legged pal dragging him forward, Solo's world expands to include a comely stripper, a short-fused loan shark, a high-society dog collector and more in this comedy of errors co-starring Lynn Collins, Kevin Corrigan and Mena Suvari.
