Animal 11 of 12
Year of the Dog
Said to be loyal, honest, protective.
戌 Xu
Dog years, 1924 to 2043
Each year starts at Lunar New Year. Birthdays before the start date belong to the animal before.
- 1934Wood Dog14 Feb 1934 to 3 Feb 1935
- 1946Fire Dog2 Feb 1946 to 21 Jan 1947
- 1958Earth Dog18 Feb 1958 to 7 Feb 1959
- 1970Metal Dog6 Feb 1970 to 26 Jan 1971
- 1982Water Dog25 Jan 1982 to 12 Feb 1983
- 1994Wood Dog10 Feb 1994 to 30 Jan 1995
- 2006Fire Dog29 Jan 2006 to 17 Feb 2007
- 2018Earth Dog16 Feb 2018 to 4 Feb 2019
- 2030Metal Dog3 Feb 2030 to 22 Jan 2031
- 2042Water Dog22 Jan 2042 to 9 Feb 2043
Are you a Dog?
Who gets on with the Dog
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Dog sign in general, not any one person.