July 2023 Creature Feature - Em Indica!

The pet play lifestyle is full of so many voices that make it unique and vibrant. To showcase this, every month we will be shining the spotlight on a particular human animal or Handler in our community. Let's hear what makes every pet player special!

This month, we're highlighting a special pup in our community...

EM INDICA!

Please introduce yourself, your pronouns, and how you identify in pet play.

Hello! My name is Em Indica and I’m an online influencer, sex worker, and adult model. I use she/her/hers pronouns and identify as pansexual. When it comes to pet play, I identifiy as a puppy/pup/dog.

How did you first get into pet play and discover your first headspace/role?

For the longest time, I just identified as a submissive. I was super interested in that role, and over time, I was exposed to different kinks and ended up trying new things. It probably started with wearing collars and using leashes, then the idea of being put in a cage, then using a bowl, until it just became a full kink. I have always been a service sub, this is just a different way of doing it.

What are your favorite activities during pet play?

I love playing fetch, getting pets, doing tricks, and most importantly making my owner happy. By whatever means.

What helps you get into your pet play headspace?

Being called a good girl is my weakness. As soon as someone starts giving me praise and talking to me like a dog, I'm in it. Immediate tail wags.

How, if at all, do your intersections of identity influence your pet play?

It's kinda a strange way to say it, but it's almost like different games being plugged into a console. You can feel and think different ways at different times, but at the end of the day, you’re still you.

How is your art influenced by your and others play and kinks? What does it mean to you?

I think the main thing is freedom of expression and just doing whatever you like. I feel empowered by the community and it helps me with my own personal confidence. The pet play community is very accepting and will always help you to explore yourself in a safe way. That's so important to me, and to so many others.

What do you love most about pet play?

Being able to give someone my full trust, being taken care of, experiencing euphoria in my headspace, and playing with others who are also pets.

Keep up with Em Indica by following her on Instagram @em.indica!

June 2023 Creature Feature - Pup Sea

The pet play lifestyle is full of so many voices that make it unique and vibrant. To showcase this, every month we will be shining the spotlight on a particular human animal or Handler in our community. Let's hear what makes every pet player special!

This month, we're highlighting a special pup in our community...

PUP SEA!

Please introduce yourself, your pronouns, and how you identify in pet play.

My name is Marina but I go by Pup Sea. My pronouns are she/her and I'm a puppy. My breed is a Bernese Mountain Dog or a mutt of unknown breeds.

How did you first get into pet play and discover your headspace/role?

I first discovered pet play when I was a bit younger. I typed in "pet play" [on an internet search engine] originally to see what it meant because I read it in a story. Once I turned 18, I began to practice pet play more with online SoCal Creatures events and found that I connected more with puppy play than anything.

What are your favorite pet play activities?

My favorite pet play activities are definitely training with my owner, but I [also] enjoy romping in the woods and playing with my toys. I feel like that definitely brings out the puppy in me.

What helps you get into your pet play headspace?

Accessories definitely help me get into the mindset of a puppy, or being around my puppy friends. I love wearing ears and tails. But my favorite has to be puppy hoods.

How, if at all, do your intersections of identity influence your pet play?

My identity kinda influences my pet play with me being a young bi racial girl. That's where being a mutt comes in. Growing up, I was always called a mutt. Now I apply that to my pet play.

What do you love most about pet play?

What I love about pet play is not only the community but the freedom of being myself when it comes to dressing up and acting like a pet. I love the community - everyone here is so inspiring and encouraging ❤

Keep up with Pup Sea's journey by following her on Instagram @pretty.lil_canine!

May 2023 Creature Feature - Calla Moore!

The pet play lifestyle is full of so many voices that make it unique and vibrant. To showcase this, every month we will be shining the spotlight on a particular human animal or Handler in our community. Let's hear what makes every pet player special!

This month, we're highlighting a special wolf...

CALLA MOORE!

Please introduce yourself, your pronouns, and how you identify in pet play.

My name Is Calla Moore! I am a 24yr old submissive pup with masochistic tendencies. I am genderqueer and go by She/He/They. I float through multiple pet-personas but I am mainly a wolf! I love to protect my friends and my partner and enjoy engaging in primal play. Sometimes I am a bear, but only when I’m in little space!

How did you first get into pet play and discover your headspace/role?

As a child, I loved dogs and found myself sneaking away to read werewolf books. I loved the idea of being able to engage in primal activities while still being myself! I loved to growl and would ruin jeans by running around on all fours! When I was adult, I started engaging in kink and was lucky to visit the Folsom Street Fair in 2018. I always assumed pups were only cis/gay/male, so I didn’t have interest in pet play until the street fair, when I actually engaged with pups for the first time and reacted the same way as if they were bio-dogs (OMG DADDY LEMME PET THEM!!!!!) From there I started to develop my pup-sona.

Again though, I didn’t feel “true” to myself. I didn’t want to be silly and playful. I wanted to be intimidating and primal. After attending DomconLA in 2018 and meeting a dragon, I realized I was able to be whoever I wanted to be. From there I was able to learn more about my wolf self, my true self.

What helps you get into your pet play headspace?

I am lucky enough to feel that my pup-self is right under the surface of my day-to-day life. It is easy for me to slide into my pup space, I love being praised and as soon as I hear “good girl/boy”, woof woof woof. Bow wow. Grrrr…ruff ruff!

I have a beautiful hood purchased from Tavaron Leather that also helps me to feel more pup! I think it's because people stop engaging with me as if I'm human and start treating me like a pet. It helps me too when I see images of myself with my hood because my hood makes me feel more…me! I am more me with my hood on then without.

What is it like being a wolf around so many pups in the scene?

I don't mind being a wolf in pup spaces because those I interact with understand my limits. Some individuals feel I am shy or that I feel left out because I tend to be off to the side, but I am watching my peers play and I love making sure everyone is safe and kind. Especially to my beta and my partner! Grrr…back off! He's mine! I don’t mind when people interact with me at moshes and events, but I prefer to have my voice turned off and I prefer to be a watchful eye. I promise I don't hate you! I'm just busy guarding my pack!

How, if at all, do your intersections of identity influence your pet play?

I feel as though my identities really don’t exist when I'm engaging in pet play. I am dog. Dog only cares about partner and beta and snacks. Just dog, no human.

How is your art influenced by your and others' play and kinks? What does it mean to you?

I am currently in school to become a LMFT (licensed marriage and family therapist). I have a dual emphasis, LGBTQIA+ and trauma. My goal is to work with members of the BDSM community. I owe my life to the BDSM community and I am forever grateful to those who have allowed me to be my most authentic self. I want to be a guiding light for individuals and allow them to be their authentic self. I am hoping that with finding my authenticity in pet play, I can provide a safe space for individuals to be authentic and to let their freak flag fly! I wouldn’t call myself an artist, but pet play was the first space I ever felt like I could be ‘weird’ and not be called ‘weird’. I want to encourage others to find their comfort in being themselves. It's okay to be weird.

What do you love most about pet play?

I love being myself. I love that I can release all human responsibilities for a minute and engage in simple play. Something that may have been not allowed when I was a child. I have never found another space that felt as open and inclusive as the BDSM community and specifically, SoCal Creatures. I am allowed to be any and every aspect of myself. I can be silly, scary, cute, wild, and no matter what, people will respect my choices and will happily play along with me!

Keep up with this wild wolf's journey by following them on Instagram @calla_moore