Fun variations on your doggystyle

Ask then people about their favorite position and doggystyle is guaranteed to be in their top three. It makes sense, because it is deep, intuitive and rarely a miss. But precisely because it’s so reliable, we often stick to the exact same execution. A shame, because a small adjustment can change the entire sensation. These twelve variations show how much more there is left to explore in a position you thought you already knew inside-out.

1. Spread your knees wider
Instead of keeping your knees close together, place them wider apart and, if needed, put a pillow underneath. This keeps you at the right height and changes the angle of penetration, without requiring any balancing acts.

2. Lower you upper body onto the bed
Let your chest sink into the mattress while keeping your hips raised and fold your arms under your head. Your back arches, the angle of penetration changes and many women feel this slightly deeper and in a different spot than the standard version.

3. Watch the same screen together
Doggystyle is one of the few positions where you’re both facing forward, instead of toward each other. Set up a laptop or phone with a scene that turns you both on. Dusk offers a wide selection of videos that are perfect for couples.

4. Place a mirror
A mirror positioned at an angle in front of you creates eye contact that you normally miss from behind. You see each other’s faces and reactions, which suddenly makes it feel much more intimate.

5. Let him hold your hair
A loose grip on your hair, not yanking but controlled, shifts the feeling from a position to a statement. Agree beforehand on how firm you both want it, so neither of you has to guess.

6. Add clitoral stimulation
Rest on one arm and use your free hand, either by yourself or together, using a small vibrator in between. For many women, the combination of deep penetration and direct stimulation is a quick way to an orgasm.

7. A tap on the buttocks
A gentle slap, timed exactly to the rhythm, gives a jolt of sensation that makes the rest of your body respond more intensely. Start softly and build up; no one needs to expect fireworks right away.

8. Talk
A few words, a deliberate moan, a simple sentence about what you feel. Doggystyle is perfect for dirty talk because you don’t have to look at each other to make it personal.

9. Vary tempo and depth
Go from slow and deep to fast and shallow and back again. That variation keeps the excitement going and ensures your body keeps getting surprised.

10. Bent forward over the couch
Lean all the way forward over the edge of a couch, bed or chair, instead of on your knees. This way, your upper body relaxes completely, which actually enhances the sensation in your lower body.

11. Play with a butt plug
A small butt plug during doggystyle creates extra fullness and indirectly presses against the vaginal wall. For those already familiar with anal stimulation, this is a simple way to increase intensity without making things complicated.

12. Stand upright against the wall
No bed needed. Place both hands against a wall or wardrobe, legs slightly apart. Standing doggystyle creates a completely different tension in your body and feels a little rawer.

Doggystyle has that reputation as the standard go-to position for a reason, but standard never has to mean boring. Change one small thing and the whole position feels new again. And that’s exactly what good sex is all about: not inventing something completely different, but doing something you already know a little differently.