Sugar & Spice

This is our Boston Terrier: Susie Q. She also goes by the following nicknames: Hell Dog, Stinkles, The Hound, Beast, Snap Turtle, Little Sue, Cute-Lil'-Cute, The Q-Ster and this month, unfortunately, Horn Dog. Yes, Horn Dog. Erik and I are both very unfamiliar with female dog heats. When Sue originally picked us to be owned by her, we were in awe of how cute & sweet she was. We were also "awe" struck by her phenomenal price tag! But since she was a purebred and came with AKC papers we thought we'd breed her and sell her pups when she got older. However, now that she is our "baby" and we have extensively researched the risks of breeding her, we are not so inclined.

This is Susie's 2nd heat. I figured heats were like human "periods." It would last a week and then we'd get on with our lives. Not true. A female bitch’s heat lasts 3-6 weeks, depending upon the dog. The first heat, six months ago, consisted of a small amount of blood drops in the kitchen. Somewhat inconvenient but manageable. The second heat (the one we are, hopefully, at the tail end of) consists of blood, odd behavior and seemingly non-stop "humping" of our legs and a stuffed tiger that shall remain anonymous. This uncharacteristic behavior of our baby girl is disturbing to say the least. We are impatiently waiting to get our darling girl fixed so that we can fall asleep without fear of being molested. I doubt we will ever be able to erase the image of her…well, you get the picture.