So You’re A Fire Dog?
The dog is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese folklore, each animal is associated with certain personality traits.
The Dog is the eleventh Sign of the Chinese Zodiac, and is a Yang animal associated with the Metal Element. Recent Dog years have been 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2006. Dogs are essentially honest, loyal, trustworthy, and noble creatures, who have a tendency to see all issues in terms of black and white. They can also be stubborn and selfish.
The Fire Element, when mixed with the Dog Sign, can construct a canine with more than the right stuff. Fire Dogs are enterprising and courageous, always fighting to stay at the head of the pack. Your philosophy might be summed up as, “If I’m not the lead dog, the view will always be the same.” Always on the prowl for a good time on the town, you still manage to meet all of your obligations, since you have plenty of energy to go around.
Fierce when betrayed, you have a stern sense of propriety and property both, and will wreak immediate vengeance on any who transgress against you and yours. If they ever strike you down, they’d better kill you with one blow — otherwise you’ll be back up and swinging in the blink of an eye.
Dogs get along with Horses, Rabbits, and Tigers.
Bad news to all dog people who seek to travel to China this year. People born in dog years may encounter discrimination in China during 2006, due to the belief that they will attract bad luck during the year. They may be denied jobs, homes, and other amenities by those who fear to be caught in whatever misfortunes befall them. So think twice before embarking on a Chinese sojourn this year - for dog people only!