About Bootblack Dire

Four boots and seven laces ago...

While most are born with silver spoons in their mouths, I had a black boot. At age 21, I joined the military and got my hands on my regulation boots. While I worked on them for the first time I knew it was love at first boot. Being that said along with my leather journey I also looked for a way to fulfill and grow that special bond between boy and boot.

While on my Bootblack journey, I received training from my owners, as well as, support from Elegant, Booboo, Cub Spencer, Q, Gwen, and BJ. On April 12, 2008; I bootblacked for the first time in public at Beyond Leather, Hardy Haberman was the first person in my chair. I had a great time bootblacking with Q and Chris.

The next public Venue was at Steel/Jackhammer's "Leather & Fetish fantasy" night on April 26, 2008. It was my first pay night, money aside, it was a great night. I also have bootblacked Slammers and Bill's filling station,I am currently bootblacking at Hombre.

I was handed down my current bootblack stand by Gwen Hardy. I was finally able to graduate from my bootblack treasure box to a real bootblack stand. I am and always will work for tips, my feeling is to give a suggested donation amount but whatever I get, I don't even look at it till the end, always giving each person in my chair the same service whether I get $0 or $100.

For me, Bootblacking is about that energy exchange between myself and whomever is in my chair, servicing not just their boots and leathers, but, servicing them the moment they sit in my chair, making it the best time they've had with clothes on.
I have been a pup for over 5 years and am the proud pup of Master Jazz

I was the recipient of the Florida Leather SIR/boy 2006 Leather Leadership Award presented by Travis Smith and Tom Stice, for the work I had done for the pup and Handler community in Florida as well as other work I had done in the Florida community. I am one of the producers of the Florida Fetish Weekend. I have also presented classes on Pup Play Basics and Comprehensive Pup Play.

I started Full Metal Kennel, a site dedicated to educating the community and aiding in awareness about pups in the community.

I was the mascot for Leathercrombie, an event produced by Michael Egdes that was held at Elements Bar for many months.

I am one of the few pups in South Florida to publicly appear in pup gear and working in South Florida to help spread and understand what the pup lifestyle is all about. I am also the creator of the Southeast Pup Party, that ran during the Florida Fetish Weekend.

Dire aka Bootbehr