Talk:like a dog in heat

Surely the most commonly used phrase is 'like a bitch in heat?'
http://www.metaphordogs.org/Dogs/entries/likeabitch.html

http://www.lindapages.com/colloq.html

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/wlm/prostitute/

"In breeding circles, a male canine is referred to as a dog, while a female is called a bitch (Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce, ultimately from Old Norse bikkja)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog#Etymology_and_related_terminology

"bitch (plural bitches): A female dog or other canine." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bitch

Any thoughts please? Double Happiness (talk) 21:54, 26 September 2012 (UTC)