puppy has found his new furry home, at http://www.furriesxtreme.org

as it sez, it is "the furry social network for adults." and they don't just mean "adult content."

mah username is heropup

if u has not joined, go do it now! iz a million times better than FA! go! y u still readings this?

the only reason why anybody still stays on FA is because everybody else is on FA. that would change if we decided to leave. the hypocrisy and self-loathing is quite pathetic.

if you have ever drawn yiff art, leave.
if you have ever been aroused by yiff art, leave.
if you have ever fantasized about yiff, leave.
if you have ever had sex, leave.

because if you don't, they're going to force you out anyway. you think the AUP is going to stop where it is now? you know what's going to come next. FA is going to implode under the weight of its own hypocritical whitewashing...you might as well get out and join another site where your freedom to express yourself will be respected.

ban me if you want, mods. it's not like i really used this site anyway.

for the rest of you who know who i am, i don't know what to tell you except that if you really want to find me, you will. otherwise, have a good life. to be honest, the furry fandom was not exactly welcoming for me. it's not something i'd miss being a part of.

regretfully, puppy will not be attending califur this year. things just didn't come together, and several people i had hoped to see will not be there anyway. other things are more important right now.

puppy will be in attendance, although not for the entire duration, and not staying at the hotel. Just driving up to sniff around.

Please contact me privately if you would like to make arrangements for a portrait session, although I cannot guarantee that I can accommodate you. Or just contact me to say hello ^.^

That which we call a pup
By any other name would be as cuddly. ^.^

Still, a name is where it all begins, isn't it? Our sense of identity is bound to who we call ourselves. And I've never liked my human name. For quite a long time, I held this idea in my head that it would be my eventual owner who would name me. But days turned to months turned to years and no owner entered into puppy's life to claim me, to name me. In retrospect, that fact should have hinted of the reality that I have only recently begun to accept, which is that perhaps I won't ever find an owner.

Instead, another pup named me. And I like it. True, I wanted my naming to have some kind of special significance, to carry the weight of some deeper meaning such as my commitment to another. But maybe that's not so important. At least, it doesn't feel anywhere near as important as having a name that resonates with me.

So, after a trial period, I made the first step of modifying my Recon profile, summarizing myself as follows: "My name is a reminder of who I must be for myself, if I am to be what I hope to be for others." Someday, I hope I live up to that promise, to be good to myself and get my life in order so that I can be the best pup I can be for those I love.

Well, the trial period is over. Shortly after the new year, I went to my local pet store and had a tag engraved. I was excited and nervous and determined all at once. So many thoughts rushed through my head: would anyone be watching? What style of tag should I choose? What else besides my new name should be engraved on it? And as I watched the stylus slowly etch out lines and curves on shiny metal, I could feel my heart race.

The engraving finished, the tag fell down the slot with a sharp metallic noise. I pocketed the tag and as I walked out to my car, I rubbed the freshly-made grooves with my thumb. In the privacy of my vehicle, I attached the tag to my collar, and heard the soft clanging of metal against metal. It felt...right, somehow. This is me.

Hero.

http://rubberpup.zenfolio.com/p558586240

you know the drill ^.^

aroooo???

any local (los angeles) ppl going to weho on sunday? puppeh will spend the afternoon and early evening there.... probably not staying after 8pm since the crowd gets craaazy scary (and not in a good way) after then. learned my lesson in previous years. drunk str8 ppl shoulder-to-shoulder = bad times.

*ruff*

check it out here:

http://rubberpup.zenfolio.com/p277965635

a password is required. check the PS group forum, or send me a private message, kthx!

time for noms. oh wait, is *always* time for noms.