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Daddy Nick is teaching So You Decided To Become a Handler, Now What?

Daddy Nick the Gender Fluid Ginger Handler of the Midwest. He was the inaugural North Star Handler 2019-2022, and the inaugural Midwest Handler 2019-2023. He has worked on the boards of Midwest Pet and Handler Contest and is currently affiliated with Wisconsin Leather Pride, as the title holder Liaison. Over the course of his growth within the pet community he has a passion for promoting inclusion and creating safe spaces so that everyone can experience the pet and handler community.

He helped find a safe place for the WATCH Moshes (Women and Trans Critters and Handlers) in Minneapolis, he’s designed two booklets to showcase the non cis male members of our community, one Booklet for non cis gay male pets and handlers, and the other for non cis gay male bootblacks. He is also working to bring additional visibility to Female-Identified, ENBY, or Trans Critters and Handlers with social media postings entitled Let’s Make F.E.T.C.H Happen.
One thing that Daddy Nick wants you to know is that regardless of how you identify, what kinks you are into, or what scenes you are a part of, is that you matter and You Are Welcome Here.

Class Description - So You Decided to Become a Handler. Now what?
Just like there is no right way to be a pet/critter, there's not right way to be a Handler/Trainer. This class we will discuss what it means to be a handler within the community. While there is no set way to be a handler this class will help you choose your own path to being a handler, and find out what works and does not work for your own personal handling style. We will go over different ways to handle pets, responsibilities of being a handler, and how not to spread yourself too thin.