Being the parent of a child who pleads for a dog isn’t easy, especially if your own childhood encounters with canines left you with scars. The choice to allow a dog in the house is hard, but life gets hilariously difficult for journalist Steven Winn when he becomes responsible for the man-hating terrier mix who won the daughter’s heart at the shelter. Como may not be as big as Marley, but he teaches a big lesson about how loving a dog can make a man more human.