A dog lover, whose female dog came "in heat", was concerned about keeping it and her male separated. But, she had a large house and she believed she could keep the separated. However, as she was drifting to sleep, she heard awful howling and moaning sounds. She rushed downstairs and found the dogs locked together and unable to disengage, as frequently happens when dogs mate. Unable to separate them, perplexed as what to do next, although it was late at night, she called her vet. He answered the phone in a very grumpy voice. After she explained the problem to him, the vet said, "Hang up the phone and place it alongside the dogs. I will then call you back and the noise of the ringing will make the male lose his erection and he will be able to withdraw." "Do you think that will work?" she asked. "Just worked for me," he replied.