I’ve already told you a little about
pet play
, and the softer side of this
BDSM
.
Role-play in which one partner imitates an animal while the other acts as owner or “trainer” can take many forms, from the light use of accessories such as leashes, bowls, tail plugs, etc., “on the side” among other practices, to people who live this fantasy on a daily or near-daily basis.
What does it feel like for someone who decides to become their partner’s dog, horse, cat (or other pet), regularly and frequently, sometimes even in public?
I’ve gathered a few video reports and YouTube shows
(in English, but I’ve tried to translate some excerpts)
, in which pet play enthusiasts talk about their fetish.
Puppy play
To start, a report on
puppy play
: Jen, a tattoo artist from San Francisco, regularly becomes Tyke, a very playful German shepherd puppy, her owner and friend’s guard dog.
No sex in their relationship, but training in German and snout scratches.
I’m translating a quote from the report for you:
“Puppy play is about setting aside all your human inhibitions, your stress, all the things you have to deal with when you walk on two legs, getting rid of all that and becoming very primal”
.
(The second report in the video, about zentai, is also worth a detour).
Also worth checking out is the YouTube channel of
Liliane Hunt
, Tyke’s owner.
To explore more of the technical details, the
YouTube channel of Jyan Delamotte
gives advice on puppy play: which accessories to use, which postures and expressions to adopt for communication between owner and human puppy, what precautions to take to ensure the role-play is safe, etc…
An example video, which covers the topic of non-verbal communication:
A presentation of the accessories involved in puppy play and how to use them, on the YouTube channel of FetInRealLife:
Pony play
Let’s continue now with
pony play
, with two interviews of a couple who are practitioners of this activity.
Here’s the translation of some excerpts:
The owner, on what interests him in pony play:
“It’s a fundamental power exchange, of dominance and submission”….
On the intimacy in their relationship:
“It’s very intimate.
[En caressant son poney]
I love my pony, she’s a good pony. We spend time on grooming, massages and tacking up. Sometimes it takes two hours, to dress her and take care of my pony”.
The pony, on what she gets from this practice:
“There’s a power exchange in me, to stay in good physical shape, and strong enough to do what he expects of me. Crossing Central Park while pulling the cart takes strength, so every day I try to do what’s needed to be able to do these things”
.
The second report, with the same couple:
Header illustration: Michael Hanscom’s Flickr gallery, Creative Commons.
