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'Puppy play is definitely not about sex, it is a form of escapism,' says Kye, a 28-year-old Oxford graduate who enjoys dressing up as a dog.
Around 10,000 people follow the pet play craze in the UK, according to a TV documentary which explores the phenomenon.
The programme also features the sad story of Tom, 32, a theatre technician from Tring, Hertforshire, who split up with his fiancee Rachel because of his yearning to dress up as a Dalmatian.
He says: 'You disappear and start chasing puppy toys. You go so deep into the head space, you crave it and want it. It's just magic.'
'I didn't understand it. I didn't want to understand it,' says Rachel, who remains friends with Tom.
Tom has spent more than £4,000 over the past 10 years on his canine habit and he shows off his rubber costume, complete with breathing tube, but admits: 'It is quite awkward to put on, you need a lot of talc.'
So intense is Tom's craving that he has taken to sleeping in a dog training crate, lined with puppy training pads in case he has to answer the call of nature.
Tom - or Spot, as he likes to be known - was crowned Mr Puppy UK in November - pipping Minty and Oakleigh - and is filmed travelling to the finals of Mr Puppy Euro in Belgium.
On his Twitter account Spot says he is owned for by Colin, whose own Twitter profile describes him as being into 'Lycra, Gunge, Pup Play, BDSM.'
Tom tells the programme: 'Rachel thought I was becoming gay.'
He later admits: 'A tiny bit of me regrets being a puppy because I lost what I had.'
While those in the programme insist their desire to dress up as dogs is not sexual, it bears a resemblance to the furry fetish.
TV documentary sheds light on men who enjoy dressing up as dogs
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Around 10,000 people follow the pet play craze in the UK, according to a TV documentary which explores the phenomenon.
The programme also features the sad story of Tom, 32, a theatre technician from Tring, Hertforshire, who split up with his fiancee Rachel because of his yearning to dress up as a Dalmatian.
He says: 'You disappear and start chasing puppy toys. You go so deep into the head space, you crave it and want it. It's just magic.'
'I didn't understand it. I didn't want to understand it,' says Rachel, who remains friends with Tom.
Tom has spent more than £4,000 over the past 10 years on his canine habit and he shows off his rubber costume, complete with breathing tube, but admits: 'It is quite awkward to put on, you need a lot of talc.'
So intense is Tom's craving that he has taken to sleeping in a dog training crate, lined with puppy training pads in case he has to answer the call of nature.
Tom - or Spot, as he likes to be known - was crowned Mr Puppy UK in November - pipping Minty and Oakleigh - and is filmed travelling to the finals of Mr Puppy Euro in Belgium.
On his Twitter account Spot says he is owned for by Colin, whose own Twitter profile describes him as being into 'Lycra, Gunge, Pup Play, BDSM.'
Tom tells the programme: 'Rachel thought I was becoming gay.'
He later admits: 'A tiny bit of me regrets being a puppy because I lost what I had.'
While those in the programme insist their desire to dress up as dogs is not sexual, it bears a resemblance to the furry fetish.
TV documentary sheds light on men who enjoy dressing up as dogs
Click to expand...
