Chinese Zodiac - Dog

Ranking as the eleventh animal in Chinese zodiac, Dog is the symbol of loyalty and honesty. People born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. They are honest, friendly, faithful, loyal, smart, straightforward, venerable and have a strong sense of responsibility. On the negative side, they are likely to be self-righteous, cold, terribly stubborn, slippery, critical of others and not good at social activities.

Basic Astrology Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Xu
The Five Elements:Earth (Tu)
Yin Yang: Yang ([Chinese philosophy] positive/active/male principle in nature)
Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 9; Avoid: 1, 6, 7
Lucky Flowers: rose, oncidium, cymbidium orchids
Lucky Colors: green, red, purple; Avoid: blue, white, golden

Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
02/14/1934	02/03/1935	Yang Wood	Jia Xu
02/02/1946	01/21/1947	Yang Fire	Bing Xu
02/18/1958	02/07/1959	Yang Earth	Wu Xu
02/06/1970	01/26/1971	Yang Metal	Geng Xu
01/25/1982	02/12/1983	Yang Water	Ren Xu
02/10/1994	01/30/1995	Yang Wood	Jia Xu
01/29/2006	02/17/2007	Yang Fire	Bing Xu
02/16/2018	02/04/2019	Yang Earth	Wu Xu
02/03/2030	01/22/2031	Yang Metal	Geng Xu

Dogs are human's most loyal friends protesting their owners since the primitive society. The touching stories about dogs and human beings are too numerous to enumerate. On the street, you can see the dogs helping the blind to cross the street. The renowned Temple of Eighteen Deities on the northern of Taiwan is sacred to a dog saving his master.

Dog people have a strong sense of justice. They are brave, forthright, friendly, loyal to his friends and like righting wrongs. Loyal and honest, they have the most profound sense of duty in career and don’t played job - hopping easily. As a common employee, they can perform well thus are highly regarded by their superiors. There may be problems in work after thirty-five, which requires them to overcome calmly and serenely. They are also good working partners. In love, they are fiercely loyal to those they love.

Their shortcomings for the people under the dog sign are easily angry and irritable. They too often borrow trouble, and anticipate that may geer appear. Also, they are stubborn. They usually pay much attention on the theory while lacking action and judgment. So, never act arbitrarily and dictatorially or they will suffer many disappointments. What’s more, they are fond of getting to the bottom of matters, criticizing others, suspicious and fussy. Please click for more about Dog Personality Traits.

The Dog people of different elements also have different personalities and fortune:

Click the following links to get personalities and horoscope for the five types of Dog.
→ Water Dog: 1982 (Jan. 25, 1982 - Feb. 12, 1983)
→ Metal Dog: 1970 (Feb. 06, 1970 - Jan. 26, 1971)
→ Earth Dog: 1958 (Feb. 18, 1958 - Feb. 07, 1959) and 2018 (Feb. 16, 2018 - Feb. 04, 2019)  
→ Fire Dog: 1946 (Feb. 02, 1946 - Jan. 21, 1947) and 2006 (Jan. 29, 2006 - Feb. 17, 2007)
→ Wood Dog: 1934 (Feb. 14, 1934 - Feb. 03, 1935) and 1994 (Feb. 10, 1994 - Jan. 30, 1995)

Best Match: Tiger, Rabbit, Horse
Worst Match: Ox, Dragon, Sheep, Rooster
→ Please click for more about Dog Compatibility.

Find your compatible zodiac signs according to your month.

Birth Month of the Dog	Personality of the Dog	Girl's Match	Boy's Match
Jan.	leisurely and steadfast	Sheep	Rooster
Feb.	enjoying challenges	Tiger	Sheep
Mar.	realistic	Rat	Pig
Apr.	ambitions	Horse	Ox
May.	frank and lovely	Dragon	Horse
Jun.	extravagant	Ox	Tiger
Jul.	kindhearted and optimistic	Tiger	Dragon
Aug.	critical	Rabbit	Horse
Sep.	free and easy	Horse	Tiger
Oct.	genial and upright	Snake	Snake
Nov.	cool-headed and having high sprit	Horse	Rat
Dec.	faithful and diligent	Rat	Horse

► Dog Yearly Horoscope

2017 Yearly Horoscope Predictions
* The prediction is valid for 2017 starting from January 28, 2017 and lasting to February 15, 2018.

Overview: In 2017 is the year of the Fire Rooster 'Ding You'. The earthly branch 'Xu' of you Dog people will damage the earthly branch 'You' of Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter), which means you will encounter many problems in interpersonal relationship, such as being framed or being arduous but fruitless due to someone damaging your interest behind. Fortunately, you will be blessed by the auspicious stars, thus the overall impact will not be serious. You male Dogs will have different changes in luck with the female Dogs. For more horoscope forecast in terms of love, career, money and health, please click:
→ Dog Horoscope 2017 Predictions

You may also want to know what does 2018 have in store for you. Please click: → Dog Horoscope 2018 Predictions

2017 Yearly Horoscope for Dogs Born in Different Years
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Dogs Born in 1970 (between February 06, 1970 and January 26, 1971)
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Dogs Born in 1982 (between January 25, 1982 and February 12, 1983)
→ Horoscope Forecast for the Dogs Born in 1994 (between February 10, 1994 and January 30, 1995)

► 2017 Monthly Horoscope
Find out what 2017 will be for the Dog people in each month? Please click 2017 Monthly Horoscope Prediction for the Dogs

Dog's Fate by Birth Time
The birth time of people plays a very important role in terms of whether the destiny is auspicious or not. People under the Dog sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 09:00AM - 11:00AM, 11:00AM - 01:00PM, and 03:00PM - 05:00PM are the most auspicious.

Best Birth Dates
The Dog people born in the 1st, 6th, 7th, 17th, 21th, 24th, 26th, 28th or the 30th day in Chinese lunar calendar are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Best Birth Months
The Dog people born in January, February, March, August or December are lucky to enjoy a good fortune in various aspects.
January: The Dog people born in January are honest. They usually could receive love, kindness and help from their parents thus enjoy a comfortable, safe and carefree life.
February: The Dogs born in February usually have great courage. Although their life are mingled with both hope and fear, they can get help from others thus spend the whole life without misfortune.
March: Delicate, pretty, versatile, clever and capable, the Dog people born in March usually could have a good income. They like to juggle ideas when doing things. Also, they have the ability to achieve great success by standing on their own feet.
August: The Dog people with the birth month of August are bright, intelligent, able and extraordinary talented. So, they could win recognition from others. Also, career for them could blossom and money rolls in.
December: The Dogs born in December are blessed to enjoy the splendor and joys of family life. They don’t need to tug all the life to make a living.

Note: The months here refer to the Chinese lunar month. Please use the Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Converter tool on Chinese calendar page to find the Chinese lunar month.

The people under the Dog sign are suitable for the jobs including politicians, philosophers, doctors, teachers, judges, writers, nurses, actors, counselor, priests, psychologists and more.

When selecting a Chinese name for the people born in the year of Dog, there are some dos and don’ts you need to know which are based on the characters of the Dog, zodiac compatibility and Chinese five element theories. Let's take a look at what are good and auspicious names for the male and female Dog.
→ Auspicious Chinese Names for the Dog