Pet: Definition, Submission, and Devotion in BDSM
Definition : Becoming a "Pet" means consenting to an effacement. You are no longer a person playing a role; you become a creature whose existence is entirely defined by its Owner.
- Keywords
- submission, objectification, devotion, BDSM
- Topics
- Vocabulary of BDSM Practices, Sexual Roles and Archetypes
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What is a Pet?
Becoming a “Pet” means consenting to an effacement. You are no longer a person playing a role; you become a creature whose existence is entirely defined by its Owner. Your human identity is put to sleep to make way for a more instinctive, simpler nature.
The life of a Pet: Submission and Objectification
Your new life is dictated by your Master’s desires. You eat when he feeds you, you sleep where he places you. Your body is no longer a personal temple, but a property, a territory he can explore and use as he pleases, at any time.
This dehumanization is a form of liberation. By becoming his thing, you shed everything that weighs you down. Your sole function is to be available, a warm and ready body. Ready to be caressed, ready to be cleaned, ready to be opened.
Liberation through objectification and devotion
Sexuality in this context is an act of ownership. Your body is a place of seed, a living receptacle for your Master’s pleasure. There is no discussion, no negotiation. Just the pure act of filling his thing.
Being his Pet means finding profound peace in objectification. It means knowing that your purpose is to be filled with his warmth, to carry within you the liquid and intimate proof of your belonging. It is the simplest and most total of devotions.