Dog Chinese Horoscope

The weekend's New Moon has ushered in the month of the Rat, with its influence an advantage as you navigate your way through the final days of 2025 and into the early days of 2026. Why this is an advantage is how this can benefit almost every aspect of your life. For the Dog, the Rat is the Swiss army knife of any lunar cycle, with a tool for every occasion, making you mentally sharper, better able to think on your feet and can enhance all aspects of communication. This is going to keep your head in the game as you navigate the final days of this professional year, helping you to work smarter, keep the communication lines open and on your toes on all that you do.
Year of the Snake
Jan 29, 2025 - Feb 17, 2026
One of the biggest challenges for a Dog is that they are so invested in being a loyal friend, an advocate for the underdog and caring for others that they forget about themselves, and this can lead to feelings of being left out, that everything is all about everyone else and never about them. This year all that changes, for the moment the Dog sees the Snake, like any dog would, he barks and barks and barks, until either the Snake goes away or the Dog has lost interest. You’re that Dog and as life opens up keeping quiet will no longer be an option. You will want to be heard, and you’ll no longer want to keep your light under a bushel.

Finally, you are about to receive the attention, recognition and rewards that you deserve and you’re finally going to be noticed. This is a year for keeping yourself busy and putting yourself out there. The Year of the Snake is typically a fortunate year for the Dog, especially on the professional, money and both romantic and relationship fronts. This doesn’t mean that you’ll get an easy ride and most of the success you’ll enjoy this year will come from yourself and a new willingness to be heard, seen and noticed. A natural sense of curiosity could entice you back into learning, studying or even to travel.

While for you, the Year of the Snake doesn’t usually bring financial fortune this is a Wood Snake Year and for a Dog, this means money. This could bring highs and lows, but with the Snake’s natural caution and wisdom, your financial situation will improve with good management. With a busy professional year make time to relax, rest, get in enough exercise and eat healthy to ward off stress related health problems. Where you’re usually too busy helping others, this is a year for looking after you.

About the Dog
The Dog is loyal, sincere and altruistic. The Dog is one of the most objective and fair-minded signs in the zodiac. They believe in justice for all. They will fight passionately for their principles and champion the underdogs. For this reason, they can be self-righteous at times. Dogs see the world rather simplistically in "black & white" with no grey areas, hence they are incapable of appreciating mixed motives in people.

They have powerful and logical minds. Although friendly and positive, Dogs are often suspicious of strangers. This makes them slow to make friends.

You will always find them loyal, reliable, honest and generous. Good team players, they work well with other people, although you might find them stubborn and a bit narrow-minded.

They also take their time to give affection in romantic relationships and are often alarmed by those who display it openly and promptly. But when a Dog surrenders its affection, it is for life. They make extremely loyal partners.

Compatible: Horses & Tigers
Incompatible: Dragons
Difficult: Roosters