Doggy style

This article is about the sexual position. For the Snoop Doggy Dogg album, see Doggystyle.

The doggy position (also known as kitty style, in Latin as coitus more ferarum ("sex in the manner of a beast"), in the French language as levrette ("greyhound bitch"), in the Italian language as pecorina (little sheep), and commonly referred to as doggy style) is a popular sex position. This position is known as the Union of the Cow in the Kama Sutra.

In the doggy position, the receiving partner crouches on all fours, spreading his/her legs slightly, while the penetrating partner crouches over, and penetrates his/her anus or vagina with his penis from behind.

This position is similar to that used for mating by quadrupeds such as horses and dogs, hence the name.

A feature of the doggy position is that penetration is quite deep. The penetrating partner is also free to pleasure his partner with his hands and there is relatively little fatigue involved.

However, some people dislike this position, as there is an absence of direct eye contact. Another potential problem is that it may be painful for the woman if the penis bumps the cervix, and achieving alignment between the penis and the vagina may take practice. Some women even find it to be humiliating. Other women, however, find this position to be the most pleasurable, as the angle of penetration is often better for hitting their G spot.

Some people feel this position is very primitive and animalistic; because of this some feel it is demeaning, while others view these associations as a major source of excitement instead.

Many people do not regard this position as demeaning in any way for either partner, and enjoy the position for its own merits.

See also

• Missionary position