Increasingly, sexual practices that were previously socially restricted, and that were discredited before many, are now more accepted and openly practiced by hundreds of people. One of them, which has been gaining strength for some years, is known as ‘dogging’.
This practice of British origin takes its name because it was carried out by people who left their house with the excuse of “taking the dog out”. However, these were located in public places to have sex with strangers, or to see other people have sex.
“Dogging is a practice that seems to have become fashionable lately among people who want to experience new ways of bonding sexually, but it actually has its origins in the 70s in the United Kingdom”, he stated for the Argentine media Clarion the psychologist and sexologist Mauricio Strugo, referring to the trend that would have marked the practice.
Apparently the dogging it would be an activity that frequently occurs in European countries, and that would be having a boom in some regions of Spain. There would even be pages dedicated to bringing together people who enjoy these practices to plan meetings. One of them is known as Dogging Spain, which has more than 500 thousand followers and would also be one of the largest in that area.
“In big cities like Madrid there are very popular meeting places, such as Paseo del Prado, Parque del Retiro or the Temple of Debod car park. lovers of dogging they usually carry out their sexual fantasies in those places, ”said the Psychology and Mind portal, regarding the places where these types of activities are frequently practiced in the Spanish capital.
People who practice dogging on some occasions they would be people with a partner, which would attend meetings with them and exchange their sentimental partners with other people who are also related to this activity.
“Here there can be swingers, group sex, people who just stop to watch. It is not exclusive to monogamous couples or open couples, it can include both”, explained Sandra López, who is a psychologist and sexologist, for the aforementioned medium, stating that it is not necessarily an individualistic practice, but that it is also an activity carried out together.
It is a practice considered dangerous, partly because of the exhibition for which it is exposed to fines by the regulations of several countries, also because of interacting with strangers, so that among the “community” of doggers I would recommend not to bring valuables, as well as elements that can make the participants identify, so as not to run the risk of scams.
Regarding the social or clinical problems that this type of practice might cause for the people who practice it, the Psychology and Mind portal stated that, “‘dogging’ has no relevance from the clinical point of view, since it is considered a sexual fantasy of the person who practices it. In addition, since both the people who practice sex and the voyeurs who delight in the sexual act of others, they have reached a prior agreement, a tacit agreement so that neither party supposes a burden of discomfort for the other”.
