Dog (Chinese astrology)

The Dog is the eleventh animal of Chinese astrology. Its recent years are 1982, 1994, 2006 and 2018, the next being 2030, taking Chinese New Year into account. A yang animal associated with the fixed element Earth, it embodies, according to tradition, loyalty, honesty, a sense of justice, faithfulness in friendship and devotion. Its supposed downside is anxiety and pessimism.