Contact Beau & Mike:

PW: What are your names?

BEAU: My human name is Wayne, and my doggo name is Beauregard. Beau, for short. My husband's name is Mike.

PW: Want to share your age? Pup age?

BEAU: I am 52, and my husband is 59.

PW: Where did you guys grow up?

BEAU: We grew up in Maryland. I was born and raised in Greenbelt, a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. My husband grew up in Bethesda, another suburb outside of the DC metro area.

PW: Where do you call home nowadays?

BEAU: We live in a small suburban town called Spartanburg, located in South Carolina. It's a historic stop over town going to Charleston.

PW: What ethnic heritage do you identify with?

BEAU: I am Caucasian/white. My husband is African American/black

PW: How did you meet?

BEAU: We met through the DC City Paper, way before the internet happened. I answered his ad. He called me and we arranged a dinner date near his home. We met at the Metro near his home and talked for hours and never made it to dinner. 33 years later were still together.

PW: That’s really sweet. What kind of roles do you play in your relationship? Handler? Alpha? Daddy?

BEAU: I am a Daddy Alpha and my husband is a Daddy Handler.

PW: How did you get into pup play and the fetish side of things?

BEAU: A friend of mine sent me pictures of him in pup gear roughly 20 years ago, and I was hooked.

PW: Are you guys a part of a pack?

BEAU: Unfortunately, we are not part of a pack unless you count him and me as one. Being older, we find that it is harder to participate with younger members. Maybe once we get a pup of our own, we may call it a small pack of three.

PW: I read in your profile on Pupspace that you guys are looking for another pup. How would this pupper fit into your family?

BEAU: If we ever get a pup of our own, he would be part of the family. Like a throuple or a triad. We want to be able to share our home and our love with this individual. We would like to be able to take them to pup events to watch them have fun. We would try our best to get them into pup mind space after all the human responsibilities are finished for the day, and our days off. The ideal pup would be loving, loyal, trustworthy and have a good sense of humor. Hopefully not into the circuit or bars. No drama, liars, or game players. We would rather spend time at home, quality over quantity. We're hoping to find the right match one day. We have lots of love and affection to give, not to mention a lot of cuddles and intimacy. The pupper must hold a job, contribute to the family household, and be willing to help with chores. Both of us are pretty down-to-earth and laid-back. We have a lot to offer a pup. We would have to get to know the pup before inviting them into our home.

PW: What does your future look like?

BEAU: Always set goals that you want to achieve. I see our future with a third growing with us. Enjoying vacations together, as well as basic activities like grocery shopping, watching a movie, and attending pup events.

PW: Do you have any advice for growing pup families and packs?

BEAU: Not all packs are the same, don't settle for toxic packs or relationships. Don't listen to anyone that tells you to have to pup this way or another, unless you had discussed this before joining a pack or entering a relationship. Yes, all relationships and packs have rules and boundaries. Just make sure to ask questions and discuss it. It's always nice to get to know a person or pack before rushing into anything life-changing. A lot of folks also break up over the smallest thing and never work things out, communication is the key. Not all pup play is sexual, it can be very platonic and extremely social. Find the nitch that's right for you.

PW: Anything else you’d like to say?

BEAU: The only thing that drives me nuts is when pups tell other pups that they need gear to be a pup. It's what you feel on the inside. Your inner canine. Pup play is not a one-size-fits-all definition.

"You don't have to have gear to be a pup!"

- Beauregard