Let me go back to the basic situation, if I may: I am in agreement with the premise that this is a hormonal problem and have the impression the DVM(s) treating your dog think time will take care of this.
The only parallel I have seen had to do with a cat and was just amusing and vaguely irritating back in those unenlightened days: My family and I got a tiny black kitten from a neighbor who happened to be an MD. We named her Skoshi (Japanese for 'little bit') because she was the runt - so much smaller and different in appearance from her sibs that she didn't seem to be from the same litter... The doctor had noticed this and assured us Skoshi was healthy. Thus neither he nor we were surprised when it turned out there was no need to have the cat spayed, as she was apparently barren... But at times throughout her life, she would steal socks out of a clean laundry basket... which annoyed my husband and son especially, even as they laughed, because Skoshi preferred mens' dark-colored socks
... She found a way to open the louvered door of a linen closet in the upstairs hall, and made a nest at the back of a shelf, where she would sleep curled around a stolen sock. So it got to be a family joke and catch phrase: when husband or son would miss one of a favorite pair of socks, we'd say, "Go look in Skoshi's closet!"
Seriously, I don't know enough about veterinary medicine to understand why, if hormone treatment is now available for female canines, this hormane treatment would not be used immediately for your dog (but no doubt there are valid reasons... dangers of side effects, cost, etc.) You might consider - and get medical and/or behavioral opinions on - the idea of either 1. Boarding the dog for a few days at a vet's or in a good kennel where individual attention is given, or 2. Isolating her - separating her - in a room away from the rest of the household for a few days, at the same time making sure to give her lots of attention - voice praise, walks, treats she likes... allowing her to keep some of the toys with her, but keeping as much of such distractions as possible out of sight when she is reintroduced into the family's living areas. Good luck and please keep posting.
Dot B
