{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/chinese-zodiac/dog",
  "animal": "dog",
  "name": "Dog",
  "branch": {
    "key": "xu",
    "name": "Xu",
    "hanzi": "戌",
    "animal": "dog"
  },
  "copy": {
    "name": "Dog",
    "traits": "loyal, honest, protective and fair-minded",
    "summary": "The Dog is associated with loyalty, justice and a steady sense of right and wrong. It stands by the people it loves, and it can be anxious, pessimistic or quick to judge.",
    "strengths": "Loyalty, integrity, protectiveness, sincerity",
    "challenges": "Worry, cynicism, defensiveness"
  },
  "computedAt": "2026-10-03T20:56:14.234Z",
  "years": [
    {
      "year": 1910,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚戌",
      "pinyin": "Geng Xu",
      "label": "Metal Dog",
      "start": "1910-02-10",
      "end": "1911-01-29"
    },
    {
      "year": 1922,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬戌",
      "pinyin": "Ren Xu",
      "label": "Water Dog",
      "start": "1922-01-28",
      "end": "1923-02-15"
    },
    {
      "year": 1934,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲戌",
      "pinyin": "Jia Xu",
      "label": "Wood Dog",
      "start": "1934-02-14",
      "end": "1935-02-03"
    },
    {
      "year": 1946,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙戌",
      "pinyin": "Bing Xu",
      "label": "Fire Dog",
      "start": "1946-02-02",
      "end": "1947-01-21"
    },
    {
      "year": 1958,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊戌",
      "pinyin": "Wu Xu",
      "label": "Earth Dog",
      "start": "1958-02-18",
      "end": "1959-02-07"
    },
    {
      "year": 1970,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚戌",
      "pinyin": "Geng Xu",
      "label": "Metal Dog",
      "start": "1970-02-06",
      "end": "1971-01-26"
    },
    {
      "year": 1982,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬戌",
      "pinyin": "Ren Xu",
      "label": "Water Dog",
      "start": "1982-01-25",
      "end": "1983-02-12"
    },
    {
      "year": 1994,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲戌",
      "pinyin": "Jia Xu",
      "label": "Wood Dog",
      "start": "1994-02-10",
      "end": "1995-01-30"
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙戌",
      "pinyin": "Bing Xu",
      "label": "Fire Dog",
      "start": "2006-01-29",
      "end": "2007-02-17"
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊戌",
      "pinyin": "Wu Xu",
      "label": "Earth Dog",
      "start": "2018-02-16",
      "end": "2019-02-04"
    },
    {
      "year": 2030,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚戌",
      "pinyin": "Geng Xu",
      "label": "Metal Dog",
      "start": "2030-02-03",
      "end": "2031-01-22"
    },
    {
      "year": 2042,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Water",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "壬戌",
      "pinyin": "Ren Xu",
      "label": "Water Dog",
      "start": "2042-01-22",
      "end": "2043-02-09"
    },
    {
      "year": 2054,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Wood",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "甲戌",
      "pinyin": "Jia Xu",
      "label": "Wood Dog",
      "start": "2054-02-08",
      "end": "2055-01-27"
    },
    {
      "year": 2066,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Fire",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "丙戌",
      "pinyin": "Bing Xu",
      "label": "Fire Dog",
      "start": "2066-01-26",
      "end": "2067-02-13"
    },
    {
      "year": 2078,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Earth",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "戊戌",
      "pinyin": "Wu Xu",
      "label": "Earth Dog",
      "start": "2078-02-12",
      "end": "2079-02-01"
    },
    {
      "year": 2090,
      "animal": "dog",
      "animalName": "Dog",
      "element": "Metal",
      "polarity": "Yang",
      "hanzi": "庚戌",
      "pinyin": "Geng Xu",
      "label": "Metal Dog",
      "start": "2090-01-30",
      "end": "2091-02-17"
    }
  ],
  "nextYear": {
    "year": 2030,
    "animal": "dog",
    "animalName": "Dog",
    "element": "Metal",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "庚戌",
    "pinyin": "Geng Xu",
    "label": "Metal Dog",
    "start": "2030-02-03",
    "end": "2031-01-22"
  },
  "thisYear": null,
  "current": {
    "year": 2026,
    "animal": "horse",
    "animalName": "Horse",
    "element": "Fire",
    "polarity": "Yang",
    "hanzi": "丙午",
    "pinyin": "Bing Wu",
    "label": "Fire Horse",
    "start": "2026-02-17",
    "end": "2027-02-05"
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "animal": "rat",
      "name": "Rat",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "ox",
      "name": "Ox",
      "relation": "punishment"
    },
    {
      "animal": "tiger",
      "name": "Tiger",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rabbit",
      "name": "Rabbit",
      "relation": "harmony"
    },
    {
      "animal": "dragon",
      "name": "Dragon",
      "relation": "clash"
    },
    {
      "animal": "snake",
      "name": "Snake",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "horse",
      "name": "Horse",
      "relation": "trine"
    },
    {
      "animal": "goat",
      "name": "Goat",
      "relation": "punishment"
    },
    {
      "animal": "monkey",
      "name": "Monkey",
      "relation": "neutral"
    },
    {
      "animal": "rooster",
      "name": "Rooster",
      "relation": "harm"
    },
    {
      "animal": "pig",
      "name": "Pig",
      "relation": "neutral"
    }
  ],
  "trine": {
    "element": "Fire",
    "animals": [
      "tiger",
      "horse",
      "dog"
    ]
  },
  "yearStatus": [],
  "answer": "People born in the Year of the Dog include those born in 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 and 2030, counting from Lunar New Year rather than January 1. The next Year of the Dog is the Year of the Metal Dog, from February 3, 2030 to January 22, 2031. The Dog is loyal, honest, protective and fair-minded.",
  "matchAnswer": "The Dog's best matches are the Rabbit, Tiger and Horse (Six Harmonies with the Rabbit, the Fire trine with the Tiger and Horse). Its classical clash is with the Dragon.",
  "currentYearAnswer": "In the current Year of the Fire Horse (February 17, 2026 to February 5, 2027), the Dog is not in conflict with Tai Sui. Its relationship with the Horse year sign is trine (san he)."
}