Throw us a bone, here, people, and don't unleash a pack of "IDEOTVPod has gone to the dogs" jokes, just because we've finally managed to collar a couple copies of Spencer Quinn's entirely endearing, even fetching novel Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery.

You'd have to be one sick puppy to be mean about this good-natured book about a moderately hard-boiled desert detective and his loyal pooch, who serves as our narrator, and trust us: if you come to say bad stuff about Spencer Quinn, you're barking up the wrong tree and will definitely end up in our doghouse.

 

Recommendations:

• Russian Doll, Netflix
• Stick It
• "Lost in the Woods with James Brown's Ghost" by Thomas Lake

Music:

• "Baby Ice Dog" by Blue Őyster Cult
• "Get at Me Dog" by DMX
• "Talking to the Dog" by Obits