What is fetish puppy play? Puppy play is when one person takes on the role of a pup or dog and another takes that of the handler or trainer. The pup acts like their canine counterpart and the trainer, for the most part, handles the pup like he would a biological pup.
It’s not necessarily a sexual play, though it can be. For many it serves as a release of the animal part of them. It is not bestiality. Real animals are not involved.
Why Do Puppy Play?
Because it’s fun! More to the point it gives the pup an opportunity to shed off their human personality and take on the simple, carefree existence of a pup. Puppies like and get lots of attention.
They also however receive some control from their Handler, while still expressing their animal instincts and desires. The Handler also revives benefit from puppy play. Pups are always happy to see you and play fetch with you. They serve as a companion and friend.
Handler has the opportunity to establish dominance through training, while still allowing the pup some freedom, especially when playing.
What About Humiliation?
For many pups, puppy play is not about humiliation. This does not mean they may not also enjoy humiliation, or that humiliation play is bad. But it tends not to be a part of puppy play.
In many ways puppy play is much like training a biological pup. You wouldn’t hit, kick, or abuse a new puppy to train him. Instead a firm but gentle approach is taken to training and discipline.
Positive reinforcement is key. ‘Good boy’ is spoken much more often than ‘naughty pup’ in puppy play.
What are the Puppy Play Roles?
There is no authoritative list of the roles in puppy play, but the most common names and meanings are these.
- Dogs are more interested in the dog persona. Barking, being on all fours, the physical aspects of being a dog. They may be a more ‘independent’ pup.
- Pups are more about the canine head space then the physical. They think like a dog would, and crave attention like a puppy does.
- Alphas are the more aggressive, dominating pups. They will pose themselves as pack leaders, but will often also look after the pups in their pack.
- Handlers are anyone the takes care of a pup. The one holding the leash per se.
- Trainers train the pups to behave, do tricks. Trainer and Handlers may overlap.
- Masters are usually the same as in other BDSM roles, they own the pups, and may or may not take part in the other roles.
- Biopup/biocanine: These terms refer to the biological animal (Canis lupus familiaris) to distinguish from the human animal.
What is BDSM Head Space?
BDSM Head spaces are hard to describe. It’s the mental state you put on when you are doing puppy play. Dogs live in the moment, they do not think about the past or present. They act on instinct rather than rationality.
Dogs are pack animals and seek attention from the other members of the pack. They look to the other dogs for leadership and guidance, and will assert their own if they do not find it.
Maintaining headspace is about putting aside the human thoughts and desires and thinking instead about a pup’s thoughts and desires.
What is Needed for Puppy Play?
For most, puppy play is primarily a head space. It is about a pup mentality, where your world consists mainly of what’s within four feet of the ground. Puppy play is cheap and can be done with a minimum of gear.
That said, there is some gear that helps maintain head space.
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Collars
A collar may be the most important part of gear for a pup. Besides providing a place to put a leash and a tag, wearing a collar helps immensely in putting a pup into the proper headspace. Unowned pups should not wear tags.
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Knee Pads
A more practical consideration than anything, a cheap pair of knee pads from home depot will help keep your pups knees from being chewed up and allow for longer play.
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Paws/Mitts
Paws help keep a pups hands restrained, preventing them from being used like a humans and also serving to protect hands during play.
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Hoods/Muzzles
A muzzle helps prevent a pup from using his human voice, and serves to make him look more dog like. A BDSM Hood will look even more dog like (some are very realistic) and are usually less restrictive.
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Toys
Every pup needs some good chew toys to chase. The best toys are soft, human teeth are not dog teeth. Hard toys like bones and rawhide shouldn’t be used. Rope toys are OK but should not be tugged on hard.
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Bowls
A large dog bowl is best. A human pup’s snout isn’t as long as a real pup’s. Best way to measure is to stick your face in and see if it fits!
How Do I Get Started As A Puppy?
Get on all fours and start barking!
It is not always easy for a pup to get started with his puppy head space. All pups are different, so what works for one may not work for others. The most useful thing may be to try and think like a dog thinks.
Read puppy training guides, especially if you’ve not owned a dog, or haven’t in a long time, it will help give you some insight into how a dog would react to a situation. When you see a ball, you want to chase it. When someone gives you a treat you wag your tail (wagging your butt is acceptable). Human speech doesn’t mean much to you, except maybe “good boy/girl.”
There are very little worries when you are a puppy.
You crave attention and will seek it however you can get it! Remember though that pups don’t always have to chase balls! There is a special bond that can be found between Handler & pup just by putting your head in his lap while he gives you ear scratchies. You do not necessarily have to be on all fours to be in puppy head space.
Many pups maintain a sort of pup head space even when they are at work, in the car, or at the store. It is about keeping a carefree, joyful mentality. And growling at the occasional squirrel.
How Do I Get Started As A Handler?
For the most part, when you are handling your pup treat him how you would a biological puppy. Pet him, play with him, tell him he’s a good boy. There is no thing greater than having the joy and love you give your pup reflected back to you from a wagging tail and a lick on the cheek.
Remember though that you need to maintain dominance, by showing you are pack leader, or your pup will get out of control. Use positive reinforcement to train your pup. Giving attention to negative behavior will not work in your favor, because a pup only wants attention, and will see this as a game.
Some of the best guides for training are regular old puppy training guides you get from the pet shop. Make sure your pup tries to use his puppy mentality and not his human (humans learn tricks too fast 😛 ).
Do keep in mind however that your human puppy is not the same as a biological one and cannot do all of the same things his counterpart can.
Should I Give My Human Puppy Dog Food?
NO!!!!!
This question comes up a lot from those starting to get into puppy play. Despite what you may have heard, animal dog food is not fit for human consumption. Besides not meeting the dietary requirements of humans, there are many components such as bone meal and animal byproducts in dog food that simply aren’t digestible by humans and could make you sick.
There are plenty of human foods that can serve as a substitute dog food. Cookies, crackers, anything bite size your pup enjoys may be usable as treats. Cold canned beef stew is a perfect analog for wet dog food.
Certain breakfast cereals look a lot like kibble (dry food). You can be creative and make your own food and treats.
Using The Oxballs Tail With Harness
I actually thought this product was a butt plug designed as a puppy tail. Research shows it is designed to strap onto the butt strap of a jock–harness or even a full-body harness. So you can get your tail on without any anal intrusion.
With TAILBONE you can still be top dog while you bury your bone in some puppy butt. Or if you’re the kinda puppy who who just wants to play without having your anus stretched, this strap-on is for you.
It’s also great for go-go boys or showing pup pride at fetish events that don’t allow for total nudity or visible insertables.
Approximate Statistics
- Total Length of Base: 4.5”/ 11.4 cm.
- Smallest Circumference of Tail: 6”/ 15.2 cm.
- Largest Circumference of Tail: 9.25”/ 23.5 cm.
- Weight: 7.2 oz.
For more information, be sure to check a complete guide on participating in pet play.
What is a Human Puppy Public Play?
Public play is a type of human puppy play where members of BDSM community use to come together and play scenes while socializing a lot and creating tight bonds of friendship. These events are also meant to introduce the new submissives and dominants to the entire community.
A public play party has a set of strict rules that have to be complied with by anyone attending the event.
What rules must public play party attendees follow?
While each organization has its own protocol defining to the finest detail how party attendees should behave, there are still some broad rules that are applied to any public play event. Here are some of them.
1. Appropriate attire
The color and style of your attire are highly important when attending a public play party. So if you don’t want to be escorted out of the dungeon, you have to dress appropriately.
First of all, you must wear dark clothes. If you put on a black attire you will be a welcomed guest at the event, since black is the most preferred color by most of the organizations. Also, your clothing style should be street appropriate, which will help you not stand out from other pedestrians and trigger suspicions.
2. Non-expository behavior
Your arrival at the party should be as invisible as possible. Most of the BDSM dungeons are located in residential areas and dungeon owners don’t want neighbors to know about the party. This is why, attendees should behave in a non-expository fashion.
Wear casual clothes at arrival, hide the toys in a bag, and even sometimes park in specially prepared places to not bother the neighbors.
3. No alcohol
Generally, alcohol is not totally forbidden at a public play party. You will be let in, but you will be not allowed to play in scenes. Exaggerate drinking leading to inappropriate behavior can make the party master cast you out of the dungeon.
It does not apply only to those who drink. The host supervises the play scenes and if you behave in a way that violates any of the dungeon’s rules, you will be escorted immediately out.
4. Being courteous is a must
At arrival, you should greet the host and it is also recommended to offer him or her a gift. If delving deeper into the greeting topic, dominants are allowed to greet each other. While greeting a submissive is not appropriate for a dominant.
A dominant can greet a submissive only when puppy’s dominant gives permission. You are also not allowed to touch a foreign submissive, and it is highly inappropriate to approach a naked puppy in any way.
5. Public nudity is something common
If you take on the role of a submissive, expect to be required to take off your clothes by your dominant. It is a common act for public human puppy play so you don’t have to feel strange or embarrassed.
Usually, you will be required to leave on only the cuffs and collar. It may be challenging for the first time, as you have to be ready to experience some humiliation. Generally, you will have to get used to acting submissively like a puppy in scenes and conversations.
6. Look up to your dominant and listen to his advice and directions
In any situations you don’t know how to act, you need to listen to the indications of your dominant. Since the dominant is more experienced, he will guide you through the first meetings with the community members. And help you get accustomed to the BDSM dungeon’s rules and not screw up.
7. Pay attention only to your partner when playing
When you start playing the scene you need to literally forget that there is someone else around you. Imagine that you are alone with your partner in the performance room and focus only on his or her actions.
Whether you are a handler or a puppy, avoid listening to audience’s advice and directions which are considered highly inappropriate by the protocols of many dungeons. They are generally expressed by novices that are not familiar yet well with the rules.
If you are viewing a scene, keep yourself from commenting, speaking loudly, and shout indications to the performers as you risk to be punished by the party host.
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