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My Life as a Pet

The Diary of a Pet - Slave

Starring: Jewell Marceau, Petal Benson, Claire Adams, Lady Serena and John Christopher.
Directed by John Fitzgerald
Will Appeal To: Pet fetishists and those with pet fantasies, most obviously, but perhaps kidnapping fetishists, pierced nipple fetishists…

There are people out there catering to every fetish, no matter how obscure, from clowns to balloons to my current favorite: fat chicks in party hats. Whatever blows your skirt up. Or your candles out. Within the BDSM community there are all sorts of niche fetishes, most of which involve the obvious—dominance and submission—each with its own special flavor. Among those niches is the whole animal/pet genre, ponies and dogs being the most popular. While I find the aesthetics of ponygirls to be quite beautiful, I can’t say I’ve ever wanted to be—or train—a pony person…in fact, the entire animal area eludes me. I’m not one who would ever enjoy being bossed around and though I’ve dabbled in domination a bit, I don’t receive much of a thrill from ordering others around either. I prefer to bend people to my will without them even realizing it. Mwah-hahahahah!

All that said, here I am reviewing a pet/slave fetish video. I suppose it’s probably easier to train a critical eye on something I don’t possess a particular passion for; if this stuff turned me on it would be a thumbs up before I even pressed play. So what to say about an hour of a pampered princess being transformed into a trained pet puppy?

Our pretty protagonist starts out as a sassy girlfriend who we know right off will soon be learning the error of her ways. Marceau is attractive enough in a short, tight dress with fancy garters, but when she’s kidnapped, trussed up and struggling, she’s even hotter! While she whines and wriggles we get to watch as her clothes get snipped off of her and she’s rendered naked and cowed. Er, dogged? Yum!

At the training facility, she gets crammed into a cramped little crate with a similarly constrained blonde (Petal Benson) who has the most amazing boobs! There’s almost some hot girl pet on girl pet action, but alas, turns out there’s no sex at all in this flick. Sigh. As soon as I saw the tongue lapping I had high hopes. Purists prefer their fetishes straight up, I suppose…

As for hot babes, we get one of each here: a blonde, a brunette and a redhead, one with champagne glass boobs, one with delicious medium sized breasts and the lovely Jewell, as “Sparkle,” with more ample boobage. It’s a veritable ice cream sundae of starlets! And accessories! Our girl Jewell, plus the blonde and the redhead, are trained as pets by Lady Serena. Clearly the redhead is more advanced, with her tight black patent waist cincher, bound ballet boots and a nose piercing with jingly little bells dangling. “Princess” also has bells on her nipple and genital piercings. Nice!

Eventually they’re all jingling and begging, yipping like little Yorkies and looking adorable doing so. I especially enjoyed the lace and ribbon accoutrements on “Sparkle” as she begs for table scraps and licks them off the floor. If this is your thing, you will be thrilled, I’m sure. Though by the time she’s in this get-up I was ready to order me a petgirl!

There is surprisingly little dialogue; I had anticipated a lot more “Good doggie,” “Bad doggie!” and loads of verbal encouragement. Evidently I talk to my dog way too much! The camera pays loving attention to all the details: rope bondage, chains and padlocks, food and water bowls, cages and crates. There’s a minimum of commands and tricks, primarily limited to sit, beg, heel and speak. I would’ve enjoyed a bit more preening and prancing, maybe a little jumping through hoops or over fire. Hell, I’d love to see an entire American Kennel Club Dog Show enacted by a cast of human pets! But maybe that’s too tall an order. See? I’m a pretty easy convert!

The DVD comes with extras, including two separate slide shows of stills from other pet fetish videos or photo shoots, plus Petgirl Divas, a compilation of scenes from other flicks, most notably Summer Cummings as a sexy subbie puppy. There’s also a fleeting shot of a hot ponygirl being trained by Nina Hartley. That one looks worth tracking down!

Clearly this is an acquired taste—or proclivity—so I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone. But if you’ve ever fantasized about having a human pet—or becoming one—this will definitely be a welcome addition to your collection.

[Written July 2006]