GENERAL CHAKRA OVERVIEW

Dogs DO have chakras, of course. All living creatures; dogs, cats, people, dolphins, and unicorns have chakras. A few years ago the concept of dogs having chakras seemed "out there" and was not the subject of mainstream dog conversation. In the last few years, there has been a burst of interest in alternative medicine and a more holistic approach to health for our dogs.

HOW DO DOG CHAKRAS BECOME UNBALANCED?

Some dogs seem to have a predisposition toward being high strung and nervous. Small breeds are also more aware of their tiny size and have to be or they could be stepped on! Basic stress from various aspects of modern living such as obedience class, the dog next door yapping, a constant flow of your kid's friends in and out, and so on and so on can all cause imbalance in your dog's system. Just like us, general daily stress.

THE DOG CHAKRA SYSTEM

There are seven universally agreed-upon chakras (or as universal as anything can be). Plus, our dogs have additional chakras that are probably just as important to them as the main chakras. Their Nose Chakra, Ear Chakra, Paw Chakra, and Tail Chakra are all covered below. For example, their nose chakra is probably just as important, or more, as their Throat Chakra.

SEVEN MAIN DOG CHAKRAS

ROOT CHAKRA

◦ Color: Red

◦ Crystal: Carnelian, red jasper, garnet, ruby (for energy) and hematite (for grounding)

◦ Energy: Feeling at home, comfortable in your own skin, grounded

If the Root Chakra is balanced, open and in sync, your dog should feel safe, secure and grounded. There should be general trust of people and have a confident demeanor. Their territorial needs are appropriate. The Root Chakra may be under active if your dog is often fearful or nervous. An over-active Root Chakra may create a greedy dog, one who guards their toys, food bowl or crate area. They may seem to ensure and change may upset them.

SACRAL CHAKRA

◦ Color: Orange

◦ Crystal: Citrine, carnelian, tiger's eye, clear quartz

◦ Energy: Emotions, feelings, and sexuality

With an open and balanced Sacral Chakra, your dog's feelings are expressed appropriately, without being frantic or too intense. They are open to affection and loving. An under active Sacral Chakra leads to a stiff dog, lacking in emotion or warmth. On over-active Sacral Chakra can present as an overly emotional, hyper dog. They may be needy, emotionally attached to people and separation anxiety may be an issue.

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

◦ Color: Yellow

◦ Crystal: Citrine, yellow topaz, yellow amber or clear quartz.

◦ Energy: Appropriate dynamic within a pack or group of dogs

An open, healthy Solar Plexus Chakra enables your dog to feel in control and confident. An under-active Solar Plexus chakra may cause your dog to be passive, skittish and timid. An over-active Solar Plexus chakra may cause your dog to be bossy, pushy, intimidating, domineering and maybe aggressive.

HEART CHAKRA

◦ Color: Green for Healing or Rose Pink for Love

◦ Crystal: Malachite, rose quartz, watermelon tourmaline, rhodochrosite or clear quartz

◦ Energy: Love, kindness, and affection

An open, balanced, aligned Heart Chakra will allow your dog to be loving and friendly, a pleasure to live with. An under-active Heart chakra may cause your dog to be fearful, cold and keep you at a distance emotionally. I personally do not feel there are over-active Heart Chakras in dogs.

THROAT CHAKRA

◦ Color: Clear Blue

◦ Crystal: Turquoise, lapis lazuli, azurite, aquamarine, clear quartz

◦ Energy: self-expression and being heard

An open, aligned Throat Chakra allows your dog to express herself and make her needs known. An under-active Throat Chakra makes for a timid, shy, even introverted dog. An over-active Throat Chakra in your dogs leads to barking needlessly, and manipulation.

THIRD EYE CHAKRA

◦ Color: Indigo

◦ Crystal: Tourmaline, sodalite, azurite and clear quartz

◦ Energy: insight, self-knowledge, and visualization

An open and balanced Third Eye chakra makes for a dog who lives easily in the world of dogs and people. An under-active, Third Eye will inhibit your dog's ability to think on her own. Your dog may tend to rely on you too much and be easily confused. An over-active Third Eye and your dog may live in a world of fantasy and only want to play, play, play.

CROWN CHAKRA

◦ Color: Violet or white

◦ Crystal: Amethyst, moonstone, Sugilite, sodalite, fluorite, clear quartz

◦ Energy: Ability to access universal "Dog wisdom" and being comfortable in the world

An open, actualized Crown Chakra allows your dog to be aware of the world and her place in it. An under-active Crown Chakra makes for a dog who never quite fits in. The dog that no one will play with at the dog park. An over-active Crown Chakra creates a worry wort dog who works themselves up over nothing. 

SECONDARY DOG CHAKRA SYSTEMS

Dogs have additional chakras in the areas of their body that bring them information.

NOSE CHAKRA

◦ Color: Aqua

◦ Crystal: Prehnite

◦ Energy: Assimilation of the information center, enhances inner knowledge

On open, healthy Nose Chakra allows your dog to receive the information via their olfactory glands. This allows them to bring smells into their 125,000,000– 300,000,000 scent glands and process identifying scents and more. A closed or under-active Nose Chakra, which may present as a dry, crusty, cracked nose, will cause stress and frustration to your dog due to their not being able to access their #1 method of info gathering.

EAR CHAKRA

◦ Color: Teal or greenish-blue

◦ Crystal: Azurite or Malachite

◦ Energy: Connection and communication Balanced, open

Ear Chakras allow your dog to pick up on sounds in all the ranges of their acute hearing. They can hear a higher range of sounds than we do (think dog whistle). Open, clear Ear Chakras enable dogs to hear this full range. Closed, blocked Ear Chakras; whether due to stress, an assault of high pitched noises, or the side effects of ear infections can cause your dog to be agitated, anxious or depressed. FYI: Dogs hear at a frequency range of 67 - 45,000 Hz (varies with breeds), compared to our range of 64 - 23,000 Hz. Dogs with pricked, open ears can hear better than dogs with pendulous, hanging ears.

PAW CHAKRA

◦ Color: Deep magenta

◦ Crystal: Petrified wood

◦ Energy: Connection to nature and the earth, feeling grounded

When they are open and clear, the Paw Chakras ensure a constant, connected flow of communication and harmony with the energy grids of the Earth. The Paw Chakras also allow our dogs to discharge or send energy back into the Earth. Think of your dog kicking dirt with his feet to send his scent out to the world. He is also dispersing spent energy that is no longer needed. The Paw Chakras work with the Root and Tail Chakras when these Chakras are open and clear.

TAIL CHAKRA (DIFFERENT FROM ROOT)

◦ Color: Deep red

◦ Crystal: Cinnabar

◦ Energy: Aligns and clears blocks (wagging tails) and connects the Root and Higher Chakras

The Tail Chakra in dogs acts as an extension of the Root Chakra in many ways. It provides additional grounding and a feeling of security. It also connects to the Throat Chakra to provide more open communication channels. Dogs share a lot of information via their tails.