Chinese zodiac
Dog compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Dog is friendly with Tiger and Horse, and its enemy sign is the Dragon. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Dog
Tiger and Horse. Tiger, Horse, Dog form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares action, independence, loyalty, courage, movement and strong personal conviction.
- Dog and Tiger: friendly
- Dog and Horse: friendly
The Dog's enemy sign: the Dragon
Expansive command meets skeptical loyalty.
Growth practice: Build trust before demanding alignment.
An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Dog
Rat, Ox, Cat, Snake, Goat, Monkey, Rooster and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Dog years
The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1. If your birthday is in January or early February, check the date your year began:
| Year | The Dog year began |
|---|---|
| 1934 | February 14, 1934 |
| 1946 | February 2, 1946 |
| 1958 | February 18, 1958 |
| 1970 | February 6, 1970 |
| 1982 | January 25, 1982 |
| 1994 | February 10, 1994 |
| 2006 | January 29, 2006 |
| 2018 | February 16, 2018 |
| 2030 | February 3, 2030 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Dog month is October 6 to November 5.
Famous people born in Dog years
Dog compatibility questions
What is the Dog's best match?
In CUE, the Dog is friendly with Tiger and Horse. Tiger, Horse, Dog form one friendly trine, sharing action, independence, loyalty, courage, movement and strong personal conviction.
Who is the Dog's enemy sign?
The Dragon. Expansive command meets skeptical loyalty. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Dog years?
1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030. The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the year before. The table on this page gives the date each Dog year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Dog?
Rat, Ox, Cat, Snake, Goat, Monkey, Rooster and Pig. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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