Female doggie woes...

So our 12 month old Dane goes into heat the first time. I only mention this on here to say that I don't know which was more awkward-

• My discussion with a 20 year old guy at Petsmart about maxi pads for a dog
  or


• Wrestling to put Puppy Panties on an animal that weighs more than me

Needless to say, Athena is not thrilled with wearing the doggie diaper. I had a helluva time getting it on her, she had her butt plastered to the ground with her tail tucked, and there I was trying to pull her tail out to poke it through the hole in the fabric. Now she has the most pathetic hang-dog look on her face. And, she's afraid to move her butt. Seriously, it's like her seat is glued to the sofa. She'd better get used to the panties, as she's going to have to wear them for about 3 weeks.

Unfortunately the store only had sizes up to XL which is supposed to be for 90lb dogs. In the future she's going to need XXL or maybe even XXXL. I'm sure somebody somewhere must make that size??

Anyway, in case y'all were wondering, we're not getting her fixed and are planning to breed her maybe next year.