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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew Documentary on the Secret Life of the Human Pups (wtf)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/25/secret-life-of-the-human-pups-the-men-who-live-as-dogs#commentswoof the f?
Human pups like to live in packs, play with squeaky toys, eat from bowls and nuzzle their handlers. Ahead of a new documentary, Spot, Bootbrush and Kaz open up about their community.
Secret Life of the Human Pups is a sympathetic look at the world of pup play, a movement that grew out of the BDSM community and has exploded in the last 15 years as the internet made it easier to reach out to likeminded people. While the pup community is a broad church, human pups tend to be male, gay, have an interest in dressing in leather, wear dog-like hoods, enjoy tactile interactions like stomach rubbing or ear tickling, play with toys, eat out of bowls and are often in a relationship with their human handlers.
In the documentary, we see Tom, AKA Spot, take part in the Mr Puppy Europe competition in Antwerp, a mix of beauty pageant, talent show and Crufts; David, AKA Bootbrush, talk to camera in a leather dog mask; two pups walk through London pretending to wee on lampposts to raise awareness of their identity; and lots of men jumping up for treats, barking and wagging their mechanical tails.
When I speak to Tom, he is keen to point out that puppy play is about more than just outfits and surface-level power games: its about being given licence to behave in a way that feels natural, even primal. Youre not worrying about money, or food, or work, says Tom, who works as an engineer in a theatre. Its just the chance to enjoy each others company on a very simple level.
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New Documentary on the Secret Life of the Human Pups (wtf) (Original Post)
flamingdem
Jun 2016
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ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)1. I love that picture. nt
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)5. Perfectly alike!
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)4. Those people have gone barking mad.