Year of the Dog: Today

What are Dog people like?

Dogs are loyal and honest. Once you trust someone you stand by them, and your strong sense of responsibility makes you the dependable one anywhere.

More about the Dog

The Dog is known as a loyal and affectionate sign. People of this year are often said to stay faithful to anyone they care about and to be the first to show up in hard times. They value honesty and fairness, dislike lies and taking sides, and cannot simply walk past someone who is struggling. They express feelings honestly and warmly, though they tend to keep a careful distance from strangers at first. Among friends they keep up with old friends steadily and listen to every worry until the end. Because they worry so much about others, it helps to save some care and rest for themselves now and then.

Strengths of the Dog

• Loyalty that stays by your side to the end
• An honest and fair attitude
• Warmth that looks after the vulnerable first

Things to watch

• Worrying about others can make them neglect themselves
• Takes time to open up to strangers

The Dog at the office

Dogs are often said to suit work that needs trust and responsibility: team management, customer support, and compliance. They listen well to teammates and step in to set things right when something is unfair. Their skills deepen the longer they work with people they trust, and a coworker who leads new experiments helps widen their view.

Getting along with the Dog

Sincerity and honesty matter most with a Dog. Keep even small promises and it comes back as deep trust. If they keep a little distance at first, do not take it personally; approach slowly. They always look after others, so sometimes be the first to ask how they are doing.

Best and trickiest matches for the Dog

In traditional Korean zodiac matching, the Dog forms a triple harmony (samhap) with the Tiger and Horse and a six harmony (yukhap) with the Rabbit. It clashes (chung) with the Dragon and has a wonjin tension with the Snake. These come from old folk beliefs, so enjoy them for fun and judge real relationships by words and actions.

You looked after everyone today, and now it is time to look after you.