DOG
Dog keywords: Honest, idealistic, unselfish.
Dog correlates to the western sign Libra.

Dog Lunar Calendar:

1910 - February 10 to January 29, 1911 White Dog
1922 - January 28 to February 15, 1923 Black Dog
1934 - February 14 to February 3, 1935 Green Dog
1946 - February 2 to January 21, 1947 Red Dog
1958 - February 18 to February 7, 1959 Yellow Dog
1970 - February 6 to January 26, 1971 White Dog
1982 - January 25 to February 12, 1983 Black Dog
1994 - February 10 to January 30, 1995 Green Dog
2006 - January 29 to February 17, 2007 Red Dog
2018 - February 16 to February 4, 2019 Yellow Dog
2030 - February 2 to January 22, 1931 White Dog

Dog in Rat year 2008:

Enjoy a positive year and pay attention to business, although too much work and focus on money could become drudgery and not mentally stimulating enough for hard-working Dog. But health is strong and illness can be avoided. Rat and Dog are compatible, both love the pack, so relationships are fine this year.

Dog Personality:

The Dog is a very valued in China, famous for exceptional loyalty to family and profound aggressiveness with strangers. These behavioral extremes are viewed as manifestations of the Taoist yin and yang. Dog exhibits yin behavior when faithful and devoted, and exhibits yang behavior when a fierce guardian.

The Chinese myth of Tien K'ou, the celestial red (fire) Dog who chases away evil spirits, indicates how valued Dogs were in traditional China. Taoist monks and Chinese nobles developed many breeds including the mastiff, the oldest breed of Dog in the world; the small Pekinese and shih-tzu; the sturdy Tibetan terrier and spaniel; and the fierce Chinese shar-pei, the Lhasa apso, and the chow chow. Taoist monks bred chow chows to chase away evil spirits and fulfill the important role as temple and palace guardians. Royalty bred chow chows to protect their property and to hunt.

The year of the Dog is a time of fairness and equality. Controversial issues are given their due, revolutions are successful, politics are liberal, and political oppression is opposed. Integrity and honesty are the values that lead to success under Dog's watchful and just influence.

Learn more!
To learn more about the Dog personality, Dog relationships, Dog child and parent, Dog's fortunes in the twelve-year cycle, and details of the red fire Dog, yellow earth Dog, white metal Dog, black water Dog, and green wood Dog, read Taoist Astrology: A Handbook of the Authentic Chinese Tradition by Susan Levitt with Jean Tang (published by Destiny Books 1997). Click here to order your copy.

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