A petgirl is a woman who engages in a human animal roleplay/ submissive sexual relation. The petgirl will generally dress as an animal, typically a dog. But on the petgirl themed website Petgirls.com, it's creator Simon Benson states that: '..the petgirl has transcended the 'puppygirl' and 'ponygirl' and has become an entirely new breed of animal, neither human or animal - a chimera created not by fantasy or nature but by specific human desire.' Petplay mirrors the basic patriarchal nature of Japanese relationships.