The ‘doggy style’ sex position is one of the best known positions. You might think you know all about it. Nevertheless we decided to do some research. Read about everything there is to know about it and release the beast in you.
The position
In this position, the woman is sitting on all fours (knees and hands). The man takes position behind her and grabs her at the hips. He penetrates her vagina from the back and pulls her towards him by the hips.
But it doesn’t stop there. He can wrap his hands around her to touch her nipples and breasts, pull her hair, or stimulate her clitoris. She can arch her back or lower her upper body to get a deeper penetration. And he can toch her anus of stick a finger in there to give her some kind of double penetration.
Because he has his hands free, this position enables a lot of freedom. And the angle at which he penetrates her makes it possible to stimulate her G-spot. It is a raw and beastly position for rough sex with deep penetration. The male has an excellent view on the penetration and can give her some spanking at the same time. While the woman might see less, it is less of a burden then for instance the missionary position, because there is no weight on her.
Doggy style might be less appropriate if he is really big, because it can be painful if he penetrates too deep. On the other hand, that makes doggy style very suitable for men who are a little smaller.
Variations
All positions in which he penetrates her from behind, are variations on the doggy style theme. So even if she is not on her knees, but is standing and bent over. Some people also consider spooning a form of doggy style.
The position is less tiring if she is laying flat on the stomach with the legs spread. You can but a pillow under her pelvic to make penetration easier.
The man can dominate her a little, by pulling her arms back or hold or tie her arms on her back. Because it will be impossible for her to keep a balance, this works best if she is bent over on a table, bed, or couch.
Also, this position is great for anal sex, such as anilingus or anal penetration. And for fans of ana, this is a great position to use a butt plug.
Do dogs actually do it doggy style?
Although the name of this position suggests we have sex like dogs if we do it from behind, thank god this is not true. In a (Dutch) erotic story I once wrote, you can read why this is not the case (translated):
A dogs penis cannot be compared to that of a human. A dag has a kind of bone that is always hard, but is usually covered in a piece of fur. If he gets aroused a small piece of pink penis, the size of an index finger, will emerge. Only when the dog penetrates, the penis will start to grow and some kind of thickening occurs. Dogs almost instantly start to ejaculate and keep doing that the entire time, while the hound penetrates the bitch. That thickening makes it almost impossible for the hound to let the bitch go. That is why it is so sad to throw a bucket of water over two dogs that are fucking. They are entangled. If the hound is ready, he will have to wait a while until the swelling gets less. And all that time, sometimes even 40 minutes, the hound keeps ejaculating. Sometimes, the male will dismount. They keep standing there, ass to ass, until the swelling has decreased enough.
Dogs or other animals?
In the ancient Rome the position was already popular. The Romans used to call it coitus more ferarum, or ‘sex like wilde animals’. We call it doggy style, because it is similar to the ways dogs do it. But in the Kamasutra the position is called ‘congress of a cow’. And in the The Perfumed Garden, an ancient 15th century Arabic book on sexual acts, the position is mentioned.
In other languages the position is often called after different animals. In French it is ‘faire l’amour en levrette’, which literally translates into ‘making love like greyhounds’. In Russian it is called ‘rakom’, which kind of means ‘like crabs’. And in Italian they call it ‘pecorina‘ (like sheep).
This behavior is also called ‘lordosis behavior’. It is a position that is often taken by almost all mammals during mating. Female cats, dogs, rodents and even elephants show the same behavior: They drop their front legs and wave the tail sideways to enable access to the vagina. Often they arch their back to tilt their pelvis. You can often see this at cats. As soon as you start petting a cat, she will take this position. Actually, she shows that she is willing to have sex with you.
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