The Chinese Dog
Personality and Characteristics

Personality Traits and Characteristics Dog

A person born under the sign of the Dog will be gifted with the characteristics of intelligence, excellent listening skills, and needing a private life. Once they find a position on an issue, they will become stubborn and stick with it. Good luck with trying to get a Dog to change its mind once it's made up. Dogs do benefit from a strong sense of intuition, so finding out that the Dog was right the entire time is a very common occurrence.

Socially, a Dog is great at keeping secrets. They despise gossip, and will not share something that was told in private. However, Dog signs do not trust many people, and it has taken them a long time for the people that they do trust to earn that trust. Career-wise, excellent choices for the Dog include: clergy, teaching, psychiatrist, and doctor. Dogs have a humanitarian streak and love to promote social causes. People born under the Chinese astrology sign of the Dog will willing work long and hard hours for the causes that they believe in, since they are that passionate. They, however, do not like being the center of attention. Dog signs do offer fine companionship when in a small circle of close friends. The Dog is at ease soaking in the environment and stories while everyone else can say their part. Someone else having the spotlight is perfectly fine with them. However, when they do have to speak, they are very diplomatic in their ways and highly respected in their personal and professional lives.

The Dog can be a bit paranoid at times. This is due to its nature of having to be on guard at all times against known and unknown threats. Dogs can be quite harsh with someone if they catch them prying into their private life for malicious motives. However, if one of their close friends or family is in need, the Dog will quickly run to their side and not leave even if others might. If the Dog is not careful, it can find itself subject to a number of emotional stability issues. Common issues that a Dog might face include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Paranoia.

Compatible signs include the Snake, the Rat, and the Dragon. Incompatible signs for the Dog include the Dragon and the Ox. In the arena of love and sex, no one can match the faithfulness that Dogs have to their partner. However, Dogs can be quite impatient, so they need to remember to practice patience with their partner. People born under the Chinese astrology sign of the Dog also need to remember to give their relationships adequate time, since likely they have a great career championing humanitarian causes, however, the significant other needs some time, too. Parents who have the sign of the Dog need to watch out for the judgmental aspect of their horoscope in order to fully love their children. When one has a child which is born under the sign of the Dog, the parents can expect the child to be a hard worker who will bare teeth for the right reasons.