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MAKG FETCH HAPPEN: A GUI TO BEG A GAY PUP"I ALWAYS PARE BEG A PUP TO BEG A DRAG QUEEN: NO TWO QUEENS ARE THE SAME."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JONATHAN JAMNOVEMBER 29, 2019/12:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3116PX;WIDTH:5184PX;}MARK SCHOLZ/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAG04 AUGT 2018, GERMANY, HAMBURG: PARTICIPANTS OF THE CHRISTOPHER STREET DAY (CSD) PARA, DRSED AS "PUPPI" STAND TOGETHER FOR A GROUP PHOTO. PHOTO: MARK SCHOLZ/DPA (PHOTO BY MARK SCHOLZ/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAG)BY JONATHAN JAMNOVEMBER 29, 2019 / 12:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MAKG FETCH HAPPEN: A GUI TO BEG A GAY PUP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-11-29T17:00:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-11-29T17:00:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JONATHAN JAM","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR OVER A YEAR NOW I’VE ENJOYED LEARNG ABOUT THE FUN AND IENDLY WORLD OF PUP PLAY, A FETISH THAT TOOK ME FOUR YEARS TO SUM UP THE URAGE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I FIRST DISVERED PUP PLAY DURG LOS ANGEL PRI 2015, WHEN I STUMBLED UPON A HUMAN-SIZED KENNEL FILLED WH SUBMISSIVE MEN DRSED AS PUPS. POPULAR GEAR NSISTS OF A HOOD OR MASK, TAIL, PAWS (TYPILLY LEATHER MTENS), AND LLAR, A SYMBOL OF A PUP BEG OWNED BY A SIR—THE DOM’S PREFERRED TLE—AND/OR BOYIEND. AT FIRST, WAS BIZARRE TO WATCH GROWN MEN PRETEND TO BE DOGS. LTLE DID I KNOW THAT I’D ONE DAY BE AMONG THEM, BARKG ON ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNLIKE MOST CREATUR THE GAY ANIMAL KGDOM, PUP IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARR TERMS TO FE. UNLIKE BEARS, OTTERS, AND TWKS, PUPS ARE NOT CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR BODY TYP. BEARS AND OTTERS N BE PUPS JT AS MUCH AS TWKS AND MCLE QUEENS. THIS N MAKE CHALLENGG FOR FIRST-TIMERS ENTERG THE PUP MUNY. “HOW DO I BEE A PUP?” IS ONE OF THE MORE EQUENT QUTNS I GET THE DAYS. THE EASY ANSWER? “YOU JT DO.”GETTYSAO PLO, BRAZIL - JUNE 03: PEOPLE ATTEND THE GAY PRI PARA ON JUNE 3, 2018 SAO PLO, BRAZIL. PEOPLE GATHERED SAO PLO FOR THE 22ND ANNUAL GAY PRI PARA, WHICH IS NSIRED ONE OF THE BIGGT ON THE WORLD. AT THE PARA, THE PARTICIPANTS MONSTRATED FOR THE RIGHTS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU CHOOSE TO BE A PUP AND FOR EACH PUP, THE KD OF PLAY VARI. SOME PUPS LEAN TO THE MORE SEXUAL DOM-SUB DYNAMIC OF THE FETISH, WH THE DOM GIVG THE SUB ORRS TO PERFORM. THE DOM MAY TELL HIS PUP TO “S” OR MORE MONLY “LICK HIS BOOT,” AND ONCE THE PUP HAS PERFORMED TO THE DOM’S SATISFACTN, HE MAY REWARD HIS PUP WH SEXUAL ACTS. THIS IS A FORM OF NEGOTIATN BETWEEN SIR AND PUP—AN SENTIAL PART OF BDSM PLAY. AFTER THE EXCHANGE, BOTH SHOULD FEEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF THIS DYNAMIC ISN’T YOUR CUP OF TEA, THERE IS A PLATONIC PORTN OF THE MUNY THAT ENJOYS THE HEADSPACE OF PUP PLAY ABOVE ALL ELSE. THE FOLKS WILL HOLD NON-SEXUAL PLAY PARTI WHERE PUPS N WRTLE, PLAY WH CHEW TOYS, AND N AROUND TOGETHER. WHILE SIRS MAY NOT TYPILLY ATTEND THE EVENTS, THEY OFTEN ATTEND ANNUAL PET PLAY NTTS. AS I’VE SCRIBED TO MANY OF MY IENDS, THK OF THE MOVIE BT SHOW, BUT WH HUMANS PERFORMG AS THE ANIMALS. ONE OF MY FAVOR TO WATCH IS THE HERDG CHALLENGE: A NON-PARTICIPANT—THIS ULD BE A PUP OR ANY VOLUNTEER—DRS UP AS A SHEEP AND THE PUP MT HERD THAT PERSON TO A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THERE IS OVERLAP BETWEEN THE FURRY AND PUP MUNI, THE HISTORY OF PUPS IS MORE CLOSELY TIED TO THE LEATHER MUNY. THAT IS BEE OF THEIR PARALLELS WH “SLAV” OR “BOYS” WHO ARE SERVG A DOM OR MASTER. HOWEVER, PUPS STAND OUT BEE OF THEIR PLAYFUL NATURE AND SPIR. BEG ON ALL FOURS IS A PLEASURABLE AND NATURAL FORM FOR A PUP. WHEREAS SLAV OR BOYS ARE TYPILLY LOOKG TO BE MEANED SERVICE TO THEIR MASTER, A PUP’S GOAL IS TO BE A “GOOD BOY” AND RECEIVE “SCRCH” (THE PUP TERM FOR BELLY BS OR HEAD BS).JOSH EDELSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGA MAN WHO GAVE HIS NAME AS PUP COMBO (C) HOLDS UP A SIGN WHILE PARTICIPATG THE SAN FRANCIS PRI PARA SAN FRANCIS, CALIFORNIA ON JUNE, 24, 2018. (PHOTO BY JOSH ELSON / AFP) (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ JOSH EDELSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S NO SGULAR WAY TO ENGAGE PUP PLAY. IT’S NOT LIKE PISS PLAY OR FISTG, WHICH IS, FOR THE MOST PART, PRETTY CUT AND DRY. IT’S WHY I ALWAYS PARE BEG A PUP TO BEG A DRAG QUEEN: NO TWO QUEENS ARE THE SAME. THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WH DRAG. ONCE YOU REALIZE THIS, EVERYTHG SEEMS TO FALL TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY PUPS GET UGHT UP ON FDG A SIR OR A PACK. I WISH I ULD SAY I HAD NCRETE ADVICE, BUT THE TTH IS THAT THE THGS OFTEN JT E TIME. PUPS FD THEIR SIRS BY ATTENDG MANY PUP EVENTS AND PUTTG THEMSELV OUT THERE; OTHERS FD THEIR SIRS ONLE. IT’S SIAR TO DATG; SIRS’ TAST, KKS, AND PERSONALI OFTEN HAVE TO MATCH WH THEIR PUPS. IF YOU’RE A PUP WHO DO NOT LIKE FORCEFUL PLAY THEN STEPPG TO A RELATNSHIP WH A SIR THAT DO MAY NOT BE THE BT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PUP WHOUT A SIR OR PACK IS UALLY NSIRED A FERAL PUP. PUPS N STAY FERAL IF THEY PREFER, ’S UP TO THEM. OVER TIME, A FERAL PUP MAY FD A PACK OR SIR OF HIS OWN, OR, MANY S, HE WILL START HIS OWN PACK. BEG FERAL IS NOT A BAD THG–’S HOW WE ALL START. THE PUPS N PLAY WH OTHER PACKS AND SIRS WHOUT RTRAT, TTG THEIR LIMS AND DISVERG THE ASPECTS OF THE FETISH THEY LIKE OR DON’T LIKE.GETTYPHILALPHIA, PA, USA - JUNE 9, 2019: A BDSM HUMAN PUP WEARS A LORFUL DOG MASK DURG THE PHILLY PRI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE A GOOD LOVE STORY, I FOUND MY SIR AND PACK WHEN I WAS JT FOCG ON MYSELF AND GROWG AS A PUP, RATHER THAN OUTRIGHT SEARCHG. I HAVE A MORE UNUAL DYNAMIC WH MY SIR, AS HE IS ALSO MY BOYIEND. WHILE HE IS NOT AS DOMANT AS OTHERS, HE DO ENJOY THE SAME SILLS OF PUP PLAY THAT I ENJOY. HE WILL GIVE ME TREATS FOR WHEN I PERFORM ACTS OF SERVICE FOR HIM, ANYTHG OM DOG THE DISH TO PLAYG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE IS NO LE BOOK WHEN TO PUP PLAY, AND THIS IS THE ELEMENT I LOVE MOST ABOUT . MY SIR AND I NTUE TO LEARN OM EACH OTHER, AND OUR DYNAMIC AND RELATNSHIP NTUE TO GROW. AND WHILE EVOLUTN PUP PLAY IS NON-STOP, THE STRONG SENSE OF BELONGG REMAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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