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Dragon and Dog
A challenging match ★☆☆☆☆
龙Dragon
The Dragon and the Dog sit opposite each other in the cycle (相冲), the pair the almanacs warn about: the same energy pointed in opposite directions. Couples and partners of clashing signs are everywhere in real life; the tradition only says the two will have to work at it.
The Dragon: Confident, ambitious and generous. The only mythical animal in the cycle, the Dragon brings rain and good harvests; emperors took it as their emblem.
The Dog: Loyal, fair and protective. The Dog keeps its word and its friends, and has a strong sense of what is right.
狗Dog
Dragon and Dog in love, friendship and work
In love
In love the clash is the pair that fascinates and exhausts: the attraction is real, the arguments are too. The tradition says it needs patience from both and someone willing to go first.
As friends
As friends they compete, often without meaning to, and are at their best doing something side by side rather than talking.
At work
At work they argue about method and agree about the goal. Give them separate lanes and the clash becomes range.
Other matches
For the Dragon
Best: Rat and Monkey (trine), Rooster (secret friend). All twelve.
For the Dog
Best: Tiger and Horse (trine), Rabbit (secret friend). All twelve.
Questions
Are the Dragon and the Dog compatible?
A challenging match. The Dragon and the Dog sit opposite each other in the cycle (相冲), the pair the almanacs warn about: the same energy pointed in opposite directions. Couples and partners of clashing signs are everywhere in real life; the tradition only says the two will have to work at it.
Who is the best match for the Dragon?
The Dragon's trine partners, the Rat and the Monkey, and its secret friend, the Rooster.
Who is the best match for the Dog?
The Dog's trine partners, the Tiger and the Horse, and its secret friend, the Rabbit.
Is zodiac compatibility real?
It is a tradition two thousand years old, used for matchmaking in old China and for fun today. We present it as culture, not prediction; the relations between the branches are exact, the conclusions are folklore.
Not sure of your animal?
It depends on the exact birthday, not the year.