Lenny the Mastiff and Bruce (Hotel for Dogs)



"Come on, Lenny!" Bruce gritted as he tried to pull Lenny by the collar out of the hole. The English Mastiff was digging into the vacant park, flinging dirt out. Some landed on Bruce, much to the preteen's annoyance.

Bruce had volunteered to take Lenny out for the walk, mainly to prove to the other kids that he was a big kid. Okay, Bruce knew Lenny could be a handful but he thought he could handle it.

Lenny soon lost interest in the hole he was making and turned his face in the struggling boy's direction. Bruce suddenly became aware as he felt Lenny's stinky breath hit his face and almost passed out.

SLUUUURRRPPP!

Lenny gave Bruce's cheek a big lick. Forcing Bruce to close one eye as his cheek was rolled.

"Ack! Lenny!" Bruce complained.

"Whoah!" He stumbled when the English Mastiff jumped on to his hind legs and placed his paws on the child's shoulders. Bruce face was thoroughly slobbered as Lenny kept dragging his tongue up Bruce's face from chin to forehead.

"Bleh! Lenny will you-y-you're too heavy!" Bruce couldn't withstand the big dog's weight and was flattened on the ground.

Dazed, Bruce felt the big dog lick his chin before proceeding give him a full-face wash. The boy scrunched up his face as his face was repeatedly drenched from Lenny's assault of affection. Bruce tried to push the dog's snout away but his strength was no match for the English Mastiff's weight. He tried tuning his head away but Lenny just licked the side of his face rolling his cheek up and forcing one of the boy's eyes to shut.