Is there a Spanish equivalent to "doggie paddle"?
It means for a human to swim like a dog, i.e. body almost vertical in the water and the two hands alternately grabbing the water ahead without breaking the surface. It looks similar to how a dog swims.
A google search reveals the phrase "nadar como los perros",which sounds correct, but a reverse search yields only dog related articles, not human swimming.
I've always heard "nadar perrito" (which is short for "nadar estilo perrito", literally "to swim puppy style").
You may find some videos: nadar perrito which illustrate this "swimming style".
Even if some introductory word can be used as suggested by other members (nadar estilo/tipo perrito, nadar a lo perrito, etc.), the mere juxtaposition of "perrito" makes it sound like a real style. Compare with nadar crol, nadar pecho, nadar espalda, nadar mariposa.
