Momo's story
I am quite a kinky guy, my first step into fetish stuff was through finding out my own fetish for blood during the act ,instantly panic stopping and then later on googling to see if I was "normal" when I was younger. Then I delved into it through the internet and finding people who were like me, and the first thing I learned then, which I think is not as talked about now when it's actually the first and most important step, was safety. I found out what I liked on forums nowadays people find out through porn which has no notion of consent and safety as everything is fake.
Which leads me to what it means to me. My take on pet play wether I'm handler or pet is that it's always about trust. When I'm with one of my pups I know they've put their whole trust in me. They know they're safe even if what's happening could be scary, because I'm there and I'm the one doing it. Being a pet for me is also freeing in a way of not having to decide what's going to happen for a bit,of not having to use energy and just let myself be taken care of.
Nowadays I am handler of three puppies who are also my partners, I take my role to heart and it makes me happy to know the loves of my life trust in me like this. We play in many ways, be it "traditional" bedroom stuff or going on leashed walks at night and overall just letting them have their "puppy time" where they put their muzzle and ears on.
Having been able to actually have pet play experience with my partners and in my local community over the last 2 years instead of seeing and fantasising about them like I was doing before also made me get to know myself and my fantasies much more, basically: I know what I like now. That doesn't stop me from trying new things,but it does stop me from doing things I didn't like just because I thought there was no better option. And that, has a lot of value but no price :3