S2Ep6: Pup Play - It's SO Much More Than the Hood

When Jason hears “pup play,” he pictures a guy in a dog hood crawling around on all fours and barking. He's not entirely wrong. But he's about to find out there's a whole lot more to it.

Pups Varken and Deek join Gryff and Jason for a crash course in pup play - from hoods, tails and moshes to handlers, headspace, identity, community and the surprising freedom that can come from giving yourself permission to stop being quite so human for a while.

• What pup play actually is—and what Jason thought it was
• Kink, roleplay or identity? Why the answer can be all three
• How Gryff, Varken and Deek each found their pup side
• What “pup headspace” feels like
• Why a hood can provide anonymity, confidence and freedom
• The many different ways someone can be a pup
• Moshes, handlers, Sirs and the role each can—or doesn't have to—play
• Community, titleholders and the service work behind the scenes
• The big misconceptions about pup play
• Why gear never equals consent
• Navigating pup identity when your partner doesn't completely understand it
• Starting with cheap gear—and why you don't actually need gear at all
• How pup names become part of identity
• Pup play vs. furry: yes, Jason asks the question
• How being a pup can change the human underneath the hood
  

What starts as Jason trying to understand why grown adults put on dog hoods becomes something much bigger: a conversation about finding confidence, creating chosen family, letting yourself play and discovering pieces of yourself you didn't know you were missing.

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