The Call of Nature

I have not had a good night's sleep ever since my little dog Chloe was on heat. She whines and scratches the door in an effort to get to the gate where her boyfriend sits waiting. This has been on almost a daily basis the past week, between 3 to 5 in the morning! YAWNNN!

It is a Romeo & Juliet story - doggie version! Chloe (Juliet) is a miniature Schnauzer (pure breed with papers and a lineage) and Brownie (Romeo) is a local, mongrel mutt with no papers and no class. He comes around at all odd hours and pees at our gate.

The call of nature is so strong that they can sense each other through 2 doors and about 50 metres apart. Jordan, our 10 year old male alpha dog is much like Juliet's cousin Paris. He chases Brownie away with much fierce barking and "protects" Chloe from him whenever he shows up. Unfortunately for us human observers, the urinating at the gate is the most upsetting! It stinks up the place and encourages other males (dogs ie.) to place their mark too.

For me, I can take the peeing. It is the waking up in the early hours of the morning that is more upsetting.

So is there a lesson here? Not really. I guess I should get Chloe spayed if I am not thinking of breeding her. Alternatively, I could get Brownie shot! Joke! It is not his fault nor hers. It is just simply the call of nature. Sigh. I wait for when she menopauses.