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Going Mutts Pet Services and Nutrition, Fort McMurray, AB (2025)

08/30/2025

I hope that everyone enjoys the long weekend, it’s hard to believe that it’s almost September 😮‍💨🍂

08/30/2025

🐾 Why Your Dog’s Itching, Restlessness, or Stiffness Might Be Lymph — Not “Allergies”
(And What You Can Gently Do About It)

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If your dog is constantly:
• Itchy but no rash
• Chewing paws or licking flanks
• Twitchy when touched
• Restless or tense
• Reacting to supplements or food changes…

👉 It might not be “just allergies” — It could be stuck lymph and fascia congestion.

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💧 Lymph Is Your Dog’s Drainage System
When lymph isn’t moving:
• Histamine builds up in the tissues
• Immune debris lingers under the skin
• Detox slows down
• Skin and fascia become tight, tacky, and reactive

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🧠 The Nervous System & Fascia Connection
Fascia holds tension and communicates with:
• The immune system
• The vagus nerve
• Detox + drainage pathways

If fascia is stuck, lymph can’t flow.
If lymph is stuck, histamine builds up.
If histamine builds up…

👉 hello scratching, flares, and hypersensitivity!

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🐕 Real Talk: You Might See This If…

• The itch moves around but never fully resolves
• Symptoms worsen after a detox protocol
• Touch feels irritating, not soothing
• Your dog can’t relax unless tightly curled
• There’s ear gunk, tear staining, or puffy armpits
• Reactions keep stacking even on “clean” diets

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🛠️ What You Can Do (Gently)

Start with fascia — it’s safer for sensitive terrain and calms the nervous system.
Try:

• Flat palm petting (slow strokes along ribs, legs, and spine)
• Compression holds (light cupping of hips, shoulders, or chest)
• Fascia brushing with a silicone mitt or baby brush
• Dead Sea or Epsom salt foot soaks
• Castor oil touch work (especially at night)
• Hydration with a pinch of unrefined salt

Then layer in lymph support:
• Gentle lymphatic massage (under jaw, armpits, groin, base of tail)
• Sniff walks and movement-based drainage
• Grounding time outside
• Bach Flowers like Rescue Remedy to co-regulate

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🔍 Want to Learn How?

I’ve compiled safe, step-by-step support in two handouts:
🌀 Fascia & Flow: Helping Your Dog Heal from the Inside Out
💧 Lymph Love: Gentle Lymphatic Massage for Dogs

📩 Send me a DM if you’d like them!

Or…

💻 Want to see how it’s done? Look up these video titles on YouTube for simple lymph and fascia techniques:

• Canine Myofascial Massage
• Skin Rolling Massage for Dogs
• Dog Massage for Lymphatic Drainage
• Dog Fascial Maneuvers with Jason on Sky!

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🤓 The Nerdy Takeaway:
Allergies aren’t always about what your dog is eating — Sometimes it’s about what their body is trying to release… and can’t.

Support fascia. Support lymph. Let the terrain reset — gently.

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08/28/2025

🥛 Should You Use Colostrum for Gut Support in Dogs?

Let’s Nerd Out! 🤓

If you’ve been poking around in gut health circles, you’ve probably heard about colostrum — that golden first milk mammals produce after birth.

But did you know that it’s more than just a cute concept?

Colostrum is one of the most terrain-smart gut tools out there… when the body is ready for it.

Here’s why 👇

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🔬 What Makes Colostrum So Special?

Colostrum contains:
• Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM): Help regulate immune responses and neutralize pathogens
• Growth Factors (IGF-1, TGF-β): Stimulate tissue repair and intestinal lining regeneration
• Lactoferrin: Binds iron to reduce pathogen overgrowth and support redox balance
• Proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs): Help modulate immune tolerance (key for “allergy” dogs)

It’s like nature’s immune software update — designed to help mammals build tolerance, repair damage, and calibrate their defenses.

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🧠 Why Some Dogs React Poorly (At First)

Colostrum isn’t a band-aid. It’s a signaling molecule — which means it can wake things up that have been buried.

👀 Watch for:
• Temporary skin flares
• Loose stool or mucus
• Lethargy or clinginess

These may not be “bad reactions” — just signs the terrain is stirring.

🐌 If that terrain is congested (e.g. poor bile flow, sluggish lymph), colostrum can overwhelm the system instead of supporting it.

✨ That’s why I always say:
“Drainage before signaling”

Start with bile and lymph work first — then bring in colostrum when the terrain can listen.

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🧪 Nerd Note:
Colostrum works upstream from probiotics.
Instead of just seeding bacteria, it:
• Enhances secretory IgA, the gut’s mucosal security system
• Encourages tight junction repair, improving gut barrier integrity
• Helps retrain immune tolerance, so the body reacts less to food and environment

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🐾 Tips for Using Colostrum in Dogs
• Start small. Just a pinch!
• Use on empty stomach when possible
• Taper up slowly over 7–14 days
• If flares happen, pause and support the detox organs

📆 Many dogs tolerate it beautifully later, once the terrain has improved.

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🌱 Top Brands I Like:
• Sovereign Laboratories (unsweetened)
• Surthrival Bovine Colostrum
• ARMRA (less ideal, but can work for some)
• Ancestral Supplements Grassfed Colostrum (capsules can be opened)
• NOW Foods (budget-friendly)

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I used colostrum (alongside Saccharomyces boulardii) when treating Jazz for both Clostridium and Giardia.

It was part of a terrain-first recovery plan that prioritized immune modulation, gut lining repair, and microbial balance — and it made a big difference…

Because that bout of giardia was brutal on her guts.

(We still call her Stinky Bum, despite not being a stinky bum anymore!) 😂

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💡 Colostrum isn’t just gut glue — it’s also a great post-dewormer terrain soother or rebalancing tool after antibiotics.

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Want help deciding if your dog is ready for colostrum? Don’t hesitate to reach out!

08/26/2025

🐟 Is There Tuna in Your Pet’s Bowl?
The Sneaky Truth About “Ocean Fish”

Let’s talk about fish in cat and dog food…
Because if your pet’s kibble or canned food lists “ocean fish” on the label… 👀

There’s a good chance you’re feeding them tuna — and not the kind you’d serve fresh with love.

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⚠️ Here’s the problem:

Pet food labels don’t have to tell you what species of fish they’re using.

So “ocean fish” could mean:
• Tuna
• Mackerel
• Anchovy
• Herring
• …or a cheap, mixed slurry of all the above

And unless the company is super transparent (spoiler: most aren’t), you have no way of knowing:
• What fish are actually used
• How high the mercury levels are
• How often it’s showing up in your pet’s bowl

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🐱 Cats are especially vulnerable:

• They’re small, so even trace mercury accumulates faster
• They often eat the same food daily
• Many “fish-flavored” cat foods rely on tuna or “ocean fish” as the main protein

Some studies have shown mercury levels in cat food that exceed safe limits for humans 😳

Yet they’re sold every day. No warning. No dose limit.

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🐶 Dogs aren’t immune either. Some dog foods — especially “salmon” or “fish-based” formulas — sneak in tuna or ocean fish blends to cut costs.

Even if it’s not daily, long-term feeding can contribute to:
• Neurological issues
• Skin flares
• Liver stress
• Detox overload — especially in sensitive, terrain-compromised dogs

That includes dogs already dealing with:
• Food reactions
• Gut issues
• Environmental toxin buildup

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💡 My stance:
I wouldn’t feed a kibble or wet food labeled with “ocean fish” long-term unless it was absolutely necessary.

👉 If that’s where you’re at right now — no shame.

Reach out. I can help you work toward:
• Reducing food intolerances
• Supporting detox pathways
• Transitioning away from mercury-heavy formulas safely

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🧠 Remember: Just because it says “ocean fish” doesn’t mean it’s clean.

If you wouldn’t eat mystery seafood daily… neither should your dog or cat 🐾💛

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📩 Want help decoding your pet’s food label?
Drop it in the comments or DM me.

Let’s nerd out together 🧬🐶🐱

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08/24/2025

🌸 New Tools for Old Wounds
✨ Custom Bach Flower Blends for My Pack

Lately I’ve been creating something really special for my own dogs — Custom Bach Flower Remedy blends to support them emotionally, energetically, and even spiritually.

Because healing isn’t just about food.
It’s not just gut support or joint health or clearing “allergies”

Sometimes? It’s about helping the nervous system exhale. It’s about finally witnessing the imprints that get left behind — even when the body looks “fine”

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🐾 What are Bach Flower Remedies?

They’re gentle, energetic plant remedies that work on the emotional terrain.

Not to suppress behavior — but to help clear why it’s happening.

They’re:
• Safe
• Subtle
• Easy to use

Now available to support dogs dealing with:
• Rescue trauma or old emotional scars
• Jealousy, fear, clinginess, or shutdown
• Sensitivity to routine, noise, or energetic overwhelm
• Grief, moodiness, or behavioral shifts “for no reason”

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🐕 My Dogs, My Testimony

🌙 Rhythm is receiving support for Lyme-related trauma and subtle field-based anxiety.

🌸 Jazz has a blend to soften food-time sass and integrate early-life stress from wildfire evacuation + vet trauma.

🌿 Treble, my sensitive boy, is using a blend for picky eating, food-related frustration, and terrain-based shifts.

And yes — even I have a custom blend too.
Because the field we carry directly affects our animals.

Healing is a group effort in this home 🩷

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🧪 Interested for your own dog?

Custom blends are:
• Available as add-ons to most of my services
• Included in deeper protocols
• Or offered as a standalone assessment for $25

Each remedy is chosen based on your dog’s:
• Personality
• Past experiences
• Emotional patterns
• Current terrain state

They can be used:
• Alongside food changes and supplement protocols
• Or on their own for gentle emotional support

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💧 Dosing:
1–4x/day (depending on the dog)
While Bach flowers are gentle, their effects can be surprisingly deep — so pulsing or pausing may be helpful.

🩷 Easy to:
• Add to food or water
• Rub into ears or skin

🧬 Perfect for sensitive dogs and complex cases

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✨ If this speaks to you, message me to ask about a Bach Flower Blend for your dog —
or include it when you fill out one of my intake forms.

Because sometimes the terrain doesn’t need more input. It just needs to feel seen.

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08/23/2025

📢 Schedule Update Reminder – Starting September 1st

Beginning September 1st, I’ll be shifting my hours to better serve you while keeping things balanced on my end. My new working hours will be:

🗓️ Monday–Friday
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (with extensions to 3:00 PM on busier days)

Please note this schedule does not include overnight stays.

🐾 In the event of an emergency, I’ll do my best to accommodate requests outside of these hours — including evenings or weekends — so don’t hesitate to reach out if you need help!

Thank you for your continued trust and support! 💛

— Whitney

08/21/2025

🐾 Is Your Dog Struggling With Lower Pelvic Drainage?

Most people have never heard the term “lower pelvic drainage”… But your dog’s body knows exactly what it is.

And when things get sluggish down there?
You’ll see the signs — even if you don’t realize that’s what they mean.

Let’s decode it 👇

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🧠 What Is “Lower Pelvic Drainage”?

It refers to how well your dog is moving:
• Lymph
• Waste
• Energetic congestion

…through the lower half of their body — especially the:
🍑 Hips
💧 Bladder
⚡ Groin
🐕 Tail base
🦵 Inner thighs

This area is rich in lymph nodes + nervous system wiring.

When drainage slows, your dog’s body will try to talk to you.

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⚠️ Common Signs of Pelvic Drainage Stagnation

If your dog has 2 or more of these, lower lymph flow might be the root cause:

• Dribbling p*e when resting or excited
• Constant licking of back paws or inner thighs
• Scooting (but a**l glands are fine)
• Recurrent UTIs or vaginitis
• Redness or rash on belly, groin, or thighs
• Hesitation to jump, stretch, or be touched near hips
• Limping or stiffness that worsens after rest
• Emotional “freeze” state — clingy one moment, withdrawn the next
• Mammary swelling or weird heat cycle patterns (intact females)

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🌿 What Helps? (Pelvic Flow & Recovery Tools)

You don’t need to detox hard or stack 12 supplements. Start gently — these tools are terrain-friendly and powerful on their own:

• Cleavers – top herb for groin and pelvic lymph
• Nettle – mineral-rich tonic for pelvic circulation + urinary drainage
• Heather – for urinary/mucosal inflammation
• Castor oil – apply to lower back or belly for lymph + nervous system flow
• Movement – gentle walks, rear-end massage, stretching
• Energetic support – Flower essences for fear, freeze, trauma

👉 And always support the exit routes:
P**p, p*e, breath, and bile.

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⚠️ Caution Zone:

If your dog has:
💔 Heart disease
🚰 Kidney disease
💊 Is on medication

…please work with a practitioner before using herbal lymph support.

There are safe ways to nudge drainage — but go slow and smart.

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📬 Have questions? This is what I do.

Terrain mapping is about seeing what your dog’s body is trying to clear — and helping it move again.

Let’s get things flowing 🐾

08/20/2025

🐶🌙 : Green Lights and Your Dog’s Sleep — What You Might Be Missing

Did you know those tiny green camera lights in your house might be messing with your dog’s sleep?

I just covered the green LED light on our living room camera — because my dogs sleep there often, and I don’t want it interfering with their melatonin production.

And honestly? It’s wild how such a small, innocent-looking light can cause such big disruption.

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🔬 What the Science Says:

• Melatonin (the hormone that tells the body it’s time to sleep) is suppressed by blue and green light
• Green light (~530 nm) isn’t as intense as blue, but it suppresses melatonin for a longer duration — meaning your dog (or you) may take longer to fall asleep or miss out on deep sleep
• Even through closed eyelids, light can be detected and disrupt circadian rhythm

And here’s the kicker — dogs have better night vision than humans and are very sensitive to green light, especially in dark rooms.

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🧠 Why It Matters for Dogs:

• Dogs use light, temperature, and sound cues to regulate their nervous system, melatonin, and cortisol
• Constant green LED exposure (like from cameras or smoke detectors) can interfere with:
• Nervous system repair
• Emotional regulation
• Mitochondrial function during sleep

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📷 Camera Lights Are the Worst Offenders:

• Many security or pet cams have green or blue lights that stay on all night
• These are often placed at eye level or above sleeping spots — meaning your dog is staring at a tiny circadian-disruptor for 8+ hours straight

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✅ What You Can Do:

• Cover lights with black electrical tape, dimming stickers, or p*elable plastic dip
• Scan the room at night — look for green or blue glow from:
• Cameras
• Baby monitors
• Smoke detectors
• Outlet or charger lights
• Red light is the only “safe” one — but even that has nuance.

In general, pitch black is best for sleep.

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🌿 Woo but True:

From a terrain and energetic standpoint, removing artificial light at night calms the body and restores repair pathways — for both dogs and humans.

If your dog is:
• Anxious
• Reactive
• Healing from trauma or inflammation…

Try blacking out the room for a few nights and see what changes.

Sometimes it’s not the supplements. It’s the light.

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08/18/2025

🧠 Smarter Puppies Start with DHA

Let’s talk about the omega-3 fat that builds brains — and why it matters most from birth to 6 months 🐾

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🐶 What Is DHA?

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid that gets packed into:
🧠 Brain cells
👀 Retinas
🔌 Neural synapses

It’s essential for:
• Memory + learning
• Visual acuity + depth perception
• Myelination of nerves (faster signaling)
• Focus + nervous system regulation
• Early sensory development + motor control

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🐕 Why Puppies Need DHA Early

From gestation through 6 months, the brain is rapidly wiring itself. This is when DHA is used to build structure, not just support function.

🔬 Puppies with enough DHA:
• Learn faster
• Solve problems more easily
• Respond better to training
• Have sharper reflexes + stronger vision
• Show more stable temperament + adaptability

🧠 This is terrain-building at the neural level.

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⚠️ A Raw Diet Doesn’t Guarantee DHA

Raw feeding is powerful — but here’s the catch:

🧊 Many rotate beef, chicken, or turkey and call it good

❌ These proteins are very low in DHA — even if pasture-raised

👉 DHA isn’t found in muscle meat (well, in fish yes, some in pasture raised animals, trace amounts)

It comes from:
• Cold-water fish (sardines, mackerel, salmon)
• Cod liver oil (carefully dosed)
• DHA-enriched eggs or algae oil (if tolerated)

📉 Puppies fed raw without intentional DHA sources are at risk of deficiency — especially if their dam was already low.

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👩‍🍼 Where Does DHA Come From?

Before weaning:
• In utero via mom’s diet
• From milk after birth

After weaning:
• From food — DHA-rich raw, gently cooked, or supplemented

📦 Most kibble includes some DHA — but usually the bare minimum, and it can degrade during storage.

🥩 Raw diets? Only deliver DHA if you add it on purpose.

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🧪 DHA Isn’t Just a Supplement — It’s a Structural Fat

DHA gets built into brain membranes to keep neurons:
⚡ Flexible
🧠 Sharp
🛡️ Resilient under stress

This is the fatty acid that wires the brain for:
• Focus
• Calm
• Trainability
• Recovery from overstimulation

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🐾 Final Nerdy Note:

Low DHA in early life?
That terrain lingers.

It’s one of the most preventable deficiencies in puppies — and the effects show up in:
• Training frustration
• Sensory overwhelm
• Behavioral rigidity
• Nervous system reactivity

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Raising a puppy? Breeding a litter? Just want smarter, calmer dogs? Send me a message — I’ve got nerdy (but simple) DHA tips for every feeding style.

Let’s build brains right from the start!

08/16/2025

🐾 Wild Allies for an Older Intact Male
Resilience + Longevity for the Wild at Heart

Just because he’s getting older… doesn’t mean he has to slow down.

Intact males carry a different energetic load — physically, hormonally, and emotionally.

These wild allies help support:
• Prostate terrain
• Detox pathways
• Circulation
• Vitality

…all in a grounded, seasonal, terrain-friendly way.

Here’s what I reach for 👇

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🌿 1. Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica)

Wild, abundant, and mineral-packed!

• Supports kidney health + prostate terrain
• Encourages healthy testosterone signaling
• Nourishes circulation + joint function
• Great for active but aging dogs
➡️ Use as tea, tincture, or dried powder in food

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🌿 2. Cleavers (Galium aparine)

Sticky and strange — but a master of lymph!

• Clears lymph stagnation (groin + prostate)
• Supports fascia + detox pathways
• Helps during shedding, slow healing, or “back half funk”
➡️ Use as fresh tincture, or chop into meals when in season

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🌿 3. Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)

The golden multitasker!

• Lymph + urinary + immune support
• Tones kidneys and bladder
• Lifts mood and supports energetic brightness
➡️ Combine with cleavers or nettle for a vitality blend

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🌿 4. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Warrior medicine for aging Kings!

• Blood mover + circulatory tonic
• Anti-inflammatory + cardiovascular support
• Energetically protective — great for dogs prone to heat, stagnation, or slowing down
➡️ Use in small amounts — strong medicine
➡️ Especially effective as a tincture or occasional tea

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🌿 5. Hawthorn Leaf + Flower (Crataegus spp.)

If you can find it — use it! Or… just buy it!

• Tones the heart + vessels
• Protects mitochondria + encourages calm, grounded energy
• Safe long-term + deeply nourishing
➡️ Use as tea or tincture — even dried form is potent

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🧙‍♂️ Energetic Blend — What I Use for Treble
“The Elder Wild King” — a resilience formula for older intact males:

• 🌿 Nettle (minerals + vitality)
• 🌼 Goldenrod (kidney/immune)
• 🌾 Yarrow (circulation + defense)
• 🌿 Cleavers (lymph flow)
• 🌸 Hawthorn (heart + spirit, optional)

👉 Use solo, in pairs, or rotate seasonally

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🍂 Bonus Wild Roots

Add burdock or dandelion root in the fall for gentle liver support — especially if your old man is feeling “overfed,” dull, or inflamed.

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⚡️ Your dog doesn’t need 20 supplements to age well.

He needs:
• A few steady allies
• A rhythm that honors his terrain
• Your loving attention to the details

Wild doesn’t fade — it just deepens.

08/15/2025

I forgot last week… oops 😬

It was 4C this morning… it already smells like autumn in the trails. Halloween will be here in no time 🙈

Sorry for the bad news, lol… I hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

08/14/2025

🥛 When Your Dog Steals Kefir — The Terrain Might Be Talking

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Not every dog loves fermented foods. But when they do — and they actively seek out kefir, yogurt, or other ferments — there’s often a deeper reason behind it.

Like this morning: My dog Treble walked over and chose to sip homemade kefir on his own (he usually only gets a micro-dose by syringe)

That told me his terrain was craving something specific.

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✅ What Kefir Cravings Can Signal

• Craving lactic acid: Lactic acid gently acidifies the gut, helping regulate digestion, bile flow, and microbial balance — especially in dry, tense, or stagnant gut terrain.

• Self-regulating the nervous system: Some fermentation byproducts (like GABA) support mood, calm, and nervous system balance — a subtle terrain nudge when dogs feel unsettled.

• Seeking gut hydration: Kefir brings moistening, mucosal-friendly input — ideal for dogs with dry p**p, dry skin, or dry eyes, which can point to internal dehydration or yin deficiency.

• Post-detox or after lymph work: After terrain has been stirred (via lymph support, bitters, or drainage), a little kefir can ground and re-center the gut and nervous system.

• Microbiome nudge — not overhaul: Small amounts of potent, homemade kefir act as a gentle microbial input, recalibrating the gut without the turbulence of big probiotic doses.

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🧪 When to Offer Kefir

• Your dog seems “off” but isn’t actively flaring
• P**p is dry, crumbly, or slow-moving
• They’re licking odd things (grass, paws, fabrics)
• Mood seems unsettled, restless, or disconnected
• After detox, lymph movement, or immune stimulation
• They ask for it themselves — that’s terrain speaking directly 🐾

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⚠️ When to Wait on Kefir

• Active histamine issues or skin rashes
• Loose or inflamed stools — kefir can worsen irritation
• Ongoing detox or sluggish bile — ferments may add congestion
• Known sensitivity to dairy or sulfur overload — may trigger mood/gut issues

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📝 A Little Goes a Long Way

This is terrain support — not about dumping probiotics “just in case”

Let your dog guide you. Sometimes the body asks for kefir. Sometimes it needs space.

This morning, Treble knew exactly what he needed!

Your dog might too 🐾🥛💚

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