He had shown me two different kennels that he’d found online for reasonable prices. They were just the kind of kennel that one would purchase for their dog, nothing exclusive to BDSM, but that didn’t matter. After all, I’d tossed around the idea of using the crate I bought for my own dog now that he’s old enough to be able to manage without one. We were debating the measurements, whether or not he’d have enough room to move around. One had a door on top that would allow him to just step in, which would ease the worry of whether or not his broad shoulders were going to fit through a door in the first place. The door on top would also allow me to be able to reach in and touch him with ease. The shipping for that was atrocious though and so the other kennel was chosen. It was the better choice anyhow, giving us a couple more inches to work with.
The day was full of excitement. I got to see him that morning, briefly, before he had to take a trip to the airport. The chastity device had secured my cock once more and he was making a necessary stop in order for me to swap out the metal lock for a plastic lock with numbers on it. I wrote my name on the back of the lock. I took a picture of the lock. He watched in amusement as I did. I didn’t much care if he thought I was going overboard with the ‘security’ of ensuring he didn’t find a way free from his device — the ritual of it all was pretty entertaining to me. Almost as entertaining as the text I received later about how much he disliked having to sit in a stall in a public restroom at the airport.
When he returned to my place, we got to spend some time together. I’d seen him a couple of times that week: first when he came over on Tuesday to give himself to me, then on Wednesday when we needed to make a necessary adjustment to the CB device he was wearing so that he wouldn’t end up with pinched skin. I’d told him to bring the tape he was going to use to repair the case when he came over Tuesday but in his rush to get out the door to hand me the key he didn’t get the text in time. It was of no concern to me as it afforded me another visit from him. Three times in one week was probably the best we’d ever done. It was much better than the none in two months we’d just gone through.
After spending some time together, we discussed what exactly was going to take place that day. We’d briefly discussed it on Tuesday when he came to Blake’s and we talked about my taking Ownership of him. We’d briefly talked about it the weekend before, when he started up on his chastity carousel again. Talking chastity is hot and fun, but if he was serious about doing chastity with me again, he’d come to me talking about a piercing. So that was what was going to take place. The one regret that I’d had from before was not getting to mark him. Not getting to mark my cock. It couldn’t have happened then — he wasn’t ready for it — but it was going to happen now. There was no tricking him into Ownership this time around. This time, he came to me for it.
Once the piercing was done, we headed out. I was finally going to get to see where he lived. I knew that he was on the other side of town, but I knew nothing more than that. I had dreamed up what I thought his house would look like. I tried to imagine the decorations, how it was painted, keeping in mind that he was a minimalist. I knew he had a pool and that he liked to grill and I liked to picture what his backyard would look like. I tried to imagine what the house would smell like, feel like, when I first walked in. But before I could get carried away in all of that thinking, I spied the package by the door: the kennel that he had ordered had arrived just in time for Christmas.
We wasted no time in tearing it out of the box and setting it up. I watched him crawl around on the floor assembling it and I did a fantastic job of supervising. It went up quick and it looked sturdy. There was still the lingering question of whether or not he was actually going to fit through the one door it offered, but once it was up on its wheels and the wheels were locked in place, he crawled in with no problems. He would have to go in head first, come out head first, but since he had enough room to turn around inside, that wouldn’t be a problem. From inside the kennel he looked up at me and grinned. I snapped a picture. It might be one of my favorites of him.
The pan that was supposed to be included is actually two pans and instead of sitting inside of the crate, it sits underneath the crate. It will make me have to rethink one of the scenes I really wanted to do with him. The scene would not be impossible to achieve, but I was really hoping for one solid pan to sit upon the wires of the crate. To make it a little more like home, we threw in a blanket and two pillows and let him curl up inside for a minute to make sure that they wouldn’t take up too much necessary space. Then the kennel was wheeled back into the bedroom where it would taunt me until I was ready to use it.
Before we could do some hot kennel play though, we had to deal with the beautiful hood that he’d purchased. The last one he had didn’t fit well. It had enough snap on attachments that his mouth was available to me and he’d always have his nose exposed and this one only had one tiny little hole over his mouth to allow him to breathe. He’d tried to put it on himself earlier in the morning and panicked. This hood was definitely something he couldn’t use by himself. Between the lacing and the straps and ensuring it was on just right, it takes a bit of wiggle and finesse. Once it’s on correctly, it forces the hole right over his mouth. He doesn’t naturally breathe through his mouth though, so it dries him out. It’s something we’ll have to watch for in extended periods of play with the hood.
To combat the issue of panic, we went slow. At first, we just put the hood on. I let him adjust it over his mouth, let the padding inside of the hood ensure that he wouldn’t be without air, and just stroked down his neck and chest. When he felt safe enough with that, I started to lace up the back of the hood. I didn’t bother with straps or anything else yet, just tightening and tying the lace. Again, I ran my hands over his body, down the outsides of his arms, inside his legs, all over. He was starting to slip. I did up the straps. There are four of them and each of them could be locked, but I was still prepared to have to take the hood off quickly. After the straps were tightened down and he was comfortable, I tightened up the laces. Later, I was told that was when he started to float. Finally, the locks were put on. I let him sit like that for a while as I touched all over his body. I love the way he reacts to touch when he’s in a hood. This was precisely what made hoods appealing to me. Sometimes I would flick against the hood, watch him jump because it was so loud, then bring him back down again. During this testing phase, I made sure to cover his air hole, to let him know that I’d cut off his air, and then to give it back to him, to make him process it. To let him know that if anything like that were to happen during a scene I would be right there to make sure everything was okay. He seemed to struggle with it for a minute, but eventually he relaxed. I kissed over his shoulders, down his chest, settled in his lap, and stroked his face — something I can’t actually do unless he’s wearing a hood, so it’s a real treat for me.
Twenty minutes from the last adjustment until when I started to take the hood off and he seemed to do just fine. We talked about it after and he said that he didn’t think he would have issues with it again. The panic had come from not being able to put the hood on correctly by himself and that wasn’t going to be a problem while I was there to play with him. It wasn’t long before we were in the bedroom, getting the hood prepared for use, staring at the kennel that I wanted to shove him in.
I had him strip down to his underwear, an unfortunate necessity in order to help combat the bleeding of the piercing, and he offered to me his wrists and ankles for me to put his cuffs on. I locked each one on him. Then he stood and put his hood on while I stepped behind him to start lacing it up. The first strap was wrapped around his neck, holding the lacing in. The lock was locked and I ran my fingers down his spine. Then the strap across the back of the head. Click went the lock and I ran my fingers down his left arm. The strap around his face. Click went the lock and I stroked down his chest. The strap by his jaw. Click went the lock and I stroked down his right arm. Finally, the leash was attached to the ring of the collar on his hood. A heavy chain leash.
I carefully guided him forward, one step at a time, until he was through the doors of his bedroom. With a gentle tug, he went down on all fours. With a slight pull, he crawled forward. With a touch to the back of a hand, he lifted it into the kennel and he found his way through from there. I held the handle of the leash carefully as he turned himself around inside of the kennel, his head resting in the corner, one hand by his side and the other by his chest. The leash ran through the top of the kennel and hung down the side. Four clips came out and secured each limb to the kennel itself. Then I let him sit.
For a while I left the kennel door open. We weren’t sure how he was going to react to being inside of it, while hooded, while restrained to the actual kennel. There was no shifting. There was no turning around. There was no curling up. Every now and again I would tug on the leash. He could hear the chain rattling against the metal cage as well as feel it tug against his collar. Every now and again he would pull his arm away from the kennel edge, ensuring he was still restrained. Every now and again he would make these soft sounds, whimpers almost, but I knew he was okay. I would touch him. I would run my fingers over his leather-clad face. I wanted to penetrate him but the position wasn’t very conducive for that kind of play. Then, I closed the door. I locked it. I sat right outside with the keys in my hand.
Looking at him, I couldn’t help but to enjoy myself. This was a man that I had met six months ago, someone that had seemed almost fearless to me at first. He took a chance in meeting me, in playing with me. He let me take him to new, dark places. He let me challenge him. I found what he was afraid of and pushed him. This was a man that I had always found brave. Even when he was afraid, he was still brave, still willing to stick by his word. No one that would see him on the street would ever think he would be like this. As I grew to know him, talked to him, asked him questions, it was easy to see that there was so much going on in his head. So many worries. Regrets. Fears. Concerns. So much stress. So much to deal with. I just wanted him to give it all to me. I wanted to take it all away from him. Steal him away from the world, strip him down and make him vulnerable, and then show him that everything would be okay. Put him in his own little place, secure him, let him struggle and see that he was kept, and allow him to let it all go. Let him float. Give him some peace. Give him some quiet. Give him some comfort and safety, the way that he does for so many others. Watch over him, the way he watches over them. Protect him the way he protects them. Care for him the way he cares for them.
I watched the rise and fall of his chest. I listened to him breathe. I listened to the sounds that he made. In those quiet moments when I thought of nothing but him, when I watched him, when I saw him in a way that few others have ever seen and fewer could even imagine, I thought he was beautiful. Beautiful and brave for being able to do this, for allowing me to see it, for going through with it when years ago he may not have. I fingered the keys in my hand, the trust that he had given me. It was a wonderful feeling. I unlocked the door, let it swing wide, but I didn’t touch him. I wanted him to still feel all wrapped up in the tranquility of being put away, of being kept.
Forty-five minutes after he went in, it was time to come out. I removed each clip that kept him confined to the kennel. I moved the leash through the wires and gave a quick tug. He took a minute to return, to realize that I was summoning him. He tested his limbs, found he could move, and carefully positioned himself to exit head-first from the kennel. He came out on all fours and I carefully took him to the bed and then helped him to stand again. From there, I unlocked a padlock from the hood. And again. And again. And again. I untied the lace, let fresh air in as the collar parted from his skin. I took the leather from his face, set it aside. I crawled up in the bed, took his hands, and helped him in. His eyes were glazed over, a silly smile on his face. I put him in his spot on the bed, surrounded him with pillows and blankets, and slowly let him return to the world he knew best.
For now, the kennel is a beautiful escape. There is so much potential for play. I want to lock him in, lock him to it, make him watch me while he can’t do a thing. I want to do a day long scene in there. I want elements of humiliation. I want elements of abduction, of forced ownership. I want times of him in a hood and times of him in there without. I’m dying to set it up at a party, where he’s restrained inside, where others can see him but he can’t see them. I have so many ideas, so many feelings I want to evoke inside that cage, but for now I’m happy with the purpose it’s served. This kennel has already proven to be a wonderful toy for us.




