🌎 TODAY WE MOVE INTO THE SEASON OF EARTH — September 8–21.
And if your dog has been a little… off lately, I want you to pay attention.
Earth is our stabilizing, grounding element. It is deeply connected to digestion, nourishment, muscles, routine, emotional security and the Spleen/Stomach system.
When Earth gets wobbly, you may notice:
🐾 softer or loose stools
🐾 gurgly belly, gas or nausea
🐾 yeast, funky ears or paw licking
🐾 feeling heavy or sluggish
🐾 weight gain with poor muscle tone
🐾 increased food cravings
🐾 clinginess or worry
🐾 difficulty settling
🐾 seeming mentally “muddled” or less focused
🐾 symptoms that seem worse in our lovely hot, HUMID late-summer weather
Sound familiar?
This is also a season when I pay extra attention to the gut.
Not just “give a probiotic and call it good.”
I’m looking at the food itself. Digestion. Starch load. Microbiome. Yeast. Inflammation. Stress. Muscle strength. Even what is happening emotionally in the home.
Because an Earth dog can sometimes absorb the household like a furry little sponge. 💛
A few simple Earth-season ideas:
🥣 Feed real, moisture-rich, easily digestible food.
🌱 Think about gentle digestive herbs such as ginger, chamomile, slippery elm or marshmallow when they fit the dog.
💧 Watch the dampness. A yeasty, overweight, inflamed dog probably does NOT need us piling on starch just because pumpkin appears on every dog-health list ever written.
🌿 Essential oils such as Vetiver, Frankincense, Lavender, Roman Chamomile or Cedarwood may be beautiful choices for emotional grounding.
For digestive support, Ginger, Fennel, Cardamom or Coriander may have a place too.
🚶 Keep them moving. Earth also relates to muscle strength, and this is especially important for our seniors.
🏡 And simplify the chaos where you can: predictable meals, routine, rest, movement and connection.
Earth is the Mother of Life.
It asks us to come back to center—to nourish the body, strengthen the gut, ground the nervous system and pay attention to what our dogs are trying to tell us.
And yep… sometimes the loose poop and the worried dog are part of the same conversation.
I wrote a much deeper look at Earth dogs, including food, digestion, dampness, yeast, herbs, essential oils, emotional patterns and seasonal support here:
👉 https://welloiledk9.com/health/season-of-earth-for-dogs
Is your dog showing any Earth-y behavior or symptoms right now? I’d especially love to know if you’ve noticed a shift with the humidity and seasonal change. 🌎🐾
