Chinese zodiac
Year of the Dog
The Dog protects and stays loyal, with a strong sense of justice, and it can expect the worst.
Yang Trine with Tiger and Horse Secret friend the Rabbit
The crossings
The twelve Dog animals
Each person born in a Dog year also has a Western Sun sign. The crossing gives one of these Zodi Animals.
Bonds
Who the Dog meets
In the Chinese tradition the Dog shares a natural trine with the Tiger and the Horse, and an easy secret-friend bond with the Rabbit. It clashes with the Dragon and quietly harms with the Rooster.
Test two birthdays in the Match Oracle.
Proverb
A proverb for the Dog's year
狗gǒu 不bù 嫌xián 家jiā 貧pín
Literally a dog does not scorn a poor home
Meaning Loyalty does not weigh a home by its wealth; it stays for love rather than for gain.
You do not love people only in their good seasons. When a home grows lean or a friend grows hard to reach, the part of you that stays looks like foolishness from far away and reads, up close, as the steadiest loyalty there is.
A proverb we tie to the Year of the Dog . The pairing is our own reading, not tradition.