05/07/2026
In the month of May, the body shifts from Wood’s rising, stretching, pressurized movement towards Fire’s warmth and sensitivity. In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, that means the Liver is still pushing Qi (vital energy) upward and outward, while the Heart begins to open and heat the system. Dogs feel this long before we do. Their Yang (active rising force) rises a little faster, their surface warms & senses sharpen. Their threshold lowers. What looks like restlessness or clinginess is often the body adjusting to a season that asks for more circulation, more movement, more expression. When we support that shift GENTLY, smoothing the Liver, protecting the Heart, energetically cooling the diet, slowing transitions — their whole system finds more ease.
Stay tuned for part 2