The next day Lady woke up, felt an ache between her legs and a burning desire, and noticed she was giving off a new smell. It's time, she thought, with a mixture of terror and joy. Time for me to be a real bitch.
She made a little whining noise in the back of her throat to get Marcy's attention. "What is it girl?" asked her loving owner.
Lady replied via telepathy. "I'm in heat! I need a dog!"
Marcy laughed. "Aw, my little girl's all grown up and ready to be a mama!" She reached down to scratch between Lady's ears.
Marcy thought. There weren't a lot of other dogs in the neighborhood, and most of the males had been fixed. She definitely wanted Lady to be mounted and to conceive and bear puppies--it had been part of the arrangement with the old Marcy--so what to do?