Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.
At around 20:00, maybe a little earlier or later, there is an animated dog death - then at 20:40 - maybe a little earlier - there is a dead dog.
If you want to skip the animated dog death - stop watching after the animated actor shoots himself, a little after 19:0 or so.
If you want to skip the simulated, albeit realistic, dead dog, stop watching when the main character starts following dog treats around 20:00.
At 21:00 you should be past the dream sequence and past all of it.
There are mentions of suicide in a graphic novel, a character is purported to have committed suicide though the implication is that it was more likely murder, and some characters may be inadvertently committing suicide even if they don't know/think that's what's going to happen.
If you want to skip the animated dog death - stop watching after the animated actor shoots himself, a little after 19:0 or so.
If you want to skip the simulated, albeit realistic, dead dog, stop watching when the main character starts following dog treats around 20:00.
At 21:00 you should be past the dream sequence and past all of it.