This issue we look into the world of dogging. If some anonymous recreational sex is what you’re after why not give it a go?

This month we’re going to cover dogging. Now most of you have heard of it, mainly in the news concerning a certain football player, but what is it, and what’s it all about?

Basically, dogging is simply anonymous recreational sex that goes on in secluded car parks and other out of the way places. The name comes from the phrase “walking the dog,” which is supposedly the excuse given to police and rangers when they asked single guys why they were wondering around woodland late at night.

A lot of people think that dogging is a new craze, but in fact, it’s been around for quite a while. There are plenty of stories of young couples being watched while they make love in the open air and enjoying putting on a show, they just didn’t call it dogging. One of our friend’s fathers remembers going dogging when he was doing national service. The reason it suddenly seems to have burst out of the closet is that the media have taken an interest. Whereas previously, such activities would have been considered beneath the newspapers, magazines and the tabloid infatuation with sex, coupled with a smattering of high profile celebrity cases, have opened the floodgates. Nowadays you can rarely go a week without seeing an expose of a site, or a confession of someones’ sexploits. And always accompanied by tasteful yet titillating pictures, naturally…

Dogging can be quite a hit or miss affair and quite difficult to organise. A few couples we know advertise the fact that they are going to a specific location on the net, but this can lead to masses of single men turning up, which can be quite intimidating for anyone new to the scene. One couple we know turned up to find thirty single guys waiting for them, and they promptly drove off – even experienced couples have limits. We recommend that if you’re going to advertise your meet online, give only the general area, and ask people to email you for the specifics. That way you can control who’s turning up.

If this seems like a lot of hard work, then the best thing is just to head to your nearest location, and take a chance. Finding a location isn’t that hard; most country car parks are used for dogging in the evenings, and there’s also a massive list of active locations on my website in the dogging section.

As with all swingers meets, you should talk first and decide on what you’re both happy with. This can be anything from putting on a show inside a locked car to being taken by anyone and everyone over the bonnet of your car. As always, we recommend baby steps, and start slowly. Remember that your relationship must always come first before a bit of fun.

So now you’ve found your local dogging location and you’ve agreed on what you’re happy doing, it’s time to get your things together. It’s best to go dogging just after dark, as a lot of the locations are family areas in the day. As we’ll see later, there are very good reasons not to go dogging anywhere you’re likely to encounter non-doggers, but common sense should suggest you don’t go daytime dogging unless it is out of the way of residential areas and children’s parks.

First, you need to dress appropriately. Normally this doesn’t mean much for men, but for women it means wearing something sexy with easy access, along with a coat to keep you warm, and sensible shoes (you don’t want to go into the woods with high heels). Now you’re dressed, get together your little bits, such as condoms, baby wipes, a small rubbish bag (so you don’t leave your used condoms for children to find the next day) and maybe a few cards with your email address or mobile number on them to give to people you might want to meet up with again. Some couples also like to take a blanket, it really depends on how active you intend to be.

Heading off for your first dogging session can be nerve-wracking, we still get butterflies before a meet. Make sure that you put everything important or valuable away into the glove box or handbag, the last thing you want is someone reaching in a grapping your purse. Also, remember to lock your doors until you’re happy to open them. On arrival at the location, it can be difficult to identify the doggers, but there are a few simple signals to make sure you’re in the right place. Most doggers simply flash their brake lights to show they’re doggers. Leaving the interior light on means you want to put on a show. Winding the window down a little means it’s ok to reach in and touch, and winding it down all the way is inviting the watchers to get out their private parts for a bit of foreplay. Opening the door fully or getting out basically means you want lots of fun.

Some couples can be intimidated by the amount of males at a location. If you’re not happy, either leave or get a few to follow you to a more secluded spot. We would always recommend using the main location to meet and then heading off somewhere close for the fun. If you are playing, and the amount of males starts to build up, then ask them to back off a little. There’s rarely any trouble as no one wants to spoil the fun and everyone knows that if you have a good time, you’ll be back.

Something to remember is that the vast majority of dogging locations are also well established gay cruise areas. So there’s a good chance you’ll come across gay guys having fun at some point. Please remember that we all use these areas for fun and don’t be homophobic.

Once you’ve had your fun and passed your cards out to those you’d like to keep in touch with, it’s time to head home. Never take the direct route home, always vary your journey, and keep an eye out in case someone’s following you. This might seem overly paranoid, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Once you get home, talk over what happened, what you enjoyed, what you didn’t and what you’d like to do next time.

We get a lot of email asking whether dogging is legal, and there does seem to be some confusion amongst the public. The truth is, as so often with sexual matters, a little muddled. Until relatively recently, dogging fell under a few laws. This changed with the first version of the 2003 Sexual Offences Act, which made it a criminal offence. This was then revised, after public outrage, to its current form. Section 66 Exposure and Section 67 Voyeurism specifically cover dogging.

Under section 66 doggers are at risk of the law if it is their intention to cause alarm or distress to members of the public. So, if you take reasonable precautions to make sure that you are well out of public view, you should be fine. Practically, what this means is that you should go dogging at night, away from residential areas and well away from the major car parks where anyone could turn up. If you use the car parks as a general meeting area, then move on to a more discreet location to play, you're taking steps to ensure no one is offended.

Under section 67 doggers are only at risk if they approach couples having sex in cars that are not doggers, and therefore not consenting, but are just simply courting couples. A large number of dogging locations have grown from well-established lovers lanes and gay cruising areas, so there is a potential risk of being in breach of section 67. Luckily, the signals used in dogging establish the consent of the couple wanting people to watch them have sex, and so section 67 no longer applies as long as you only approach cars that have signalled to you.

As you can see, the law is vague on dogging, but as long as you take all reasonable precautions not to offend or observe the non-dogging public, you should be fine. If you are approached by the police, don't get rude or abusive towards them (they're only doing their jobs, at the end of the day), simply listen to what they have to say, and if they ask you to move on, knock it on the head for the night, don't just move to another spot.

I hope this brief introduction to dogging helps get you out and about, but please remember that you have you’re whole life to enjoy guilt-free recreational sex, so there’s no need to rush into things. Take every step one at a time, and in no time, you’ll be having the experiences that most people only get to dream about.

Please remember to play safe and always practice safe sex. Have fun…

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Have fun, luv Mel xxx