SOONER OR LATER, “REAL” LIFE EVENTUALLY CATCHES UP WITH MONTY PYTHON: The Guardian profiles “The men who live as dogs: ‘We’re just the same as any person on the high street:'”

It’s easy to laugh at a grown man in a rubber dog suit chewing on a squeaky toy. Maybe too easy, in fact, because to laugh is to dismiss it, denigrate it – ignore the fact that many of us have found comfort and joy in pretending to be animals at some point in our lives.

Secret Life of the Human Pups is a sympathetic look at the world of pup play, a movement that grew out of the BDSM community and has exploded in the last 15 years as the internet made it easier to reach out to likeminded people.

Here’s a sample of the upcoming documentary, airing on Britain’s Channel 4, and no doubt coming soon to streaming services such as Netflix:

I wonder how the men who live as dogs would get on with the men who live as mice?

Found via Power Line; exit quote: “Whether you want to belong to the human race is now a matter of personal preference.”