Bruno ran his fingers all over the inflatable puppy's bare black rubber skin searching for a hidden air valve. Chad's protesting yeeps, turned into a series of hysterical yips. He seemed a hundred times more ticklish than when he was human, and his balloon body rendered him helpless against a flesh and bone opponent.
"Aha! It must be inside here!" Bruno said lifting Chad's madly wagging tail out of the way and shoving his hand deep inside the rubber dog's bum.
"Yeeee-ooooop!" Yowled Chad.
Bruno pulled the hidden valve out of Chad's bum, and pulled the valve plug out with his teeth while using both hands to keep the struggling living pool toy from escaping.
There was a loud, "Phhhhhftttttt!" Not unlike a loud fart, as the air escaped out the open valve. Bruno gave the balloon dog a bear hug to completely deflate it.
Chad's yips grew fewer and fainter as he deflated. Bruno stretched out the flattened black rubber dog on Chad's floor. Then he carefully folded it up, and put in his backpack with the leash and squeaky toy.
Bruno paused to rub his chin to try to fathom how Chad ended up a pool toy dog instead of a real live dog. Maybe someone did something to Chad to make him rubber? Or maybe there was something about Chad that caused this result.
Bruno looked around Chad's room for a possible explanation. He found lots of things to catch his interest but nothing that explained Chad's current inanimate condition.
Bruno heard a car breaking. The clock by Chad's bed read 5:51 pm. Other members of Chad's household would be coming home. Bruno hastily straightened Chad's room a bit. Locked the backdoor, the exited the front door, locking it behind him. He rang the bell. Waited a moment, then turned to leave.