Character: People born in the Year of the Dog make good friends. They are honest, intelligent, faithful, sociable, attractive, and sincere. You can count on them and they will never let you down. They respect tradition and value honor, and enjoy helping people. The Dogs are very righteous and always are the first to speak out against injustice. As a good listener, the Dog is also very reliable in keeping secrets for others. He simply doesn't like to gossip. Though they are fighters, they are also survivors who know the right moment for a retreat.

Lifestyle: They work hard and seriously during the day and certainly deserve all the relaxation, entertainment, and good food they crave for. Although work is always a priority, they love to keep active when they are not working, especially in competitive sports, or any kind of outdoor activity. They also love to travel, and have a very good sense of direction while they are on the road.

Emotions: They are highly sensitive to the possibility that others may not be deeply attached as they are. Since their feelings are easily hurt, their emotional damage will take time to heal, but eventually they will return to their original happy enthusiasm.

Career: Hard workers and highly intelligent, the dogs can make fine careers in many different fields, including land development, food-related industries, mineral and metal-related business, public relations, the military, politics, and anything related to sports.

Love: When they are in love, the Dogs are always honest, loyal, generous, possessive, patient, and straightforward. They often enter a relationship where they are the givers and the partners are the takers. The Dogs may be attracted to many, but they can never break off relationships, and will stick with a bad one until it becomes intolerable.