Both are peace loving and independent. He can be hard working and energetic and she will be loyal and tactful. The Dog wife is warm and responsive and the Rat husband is charming and equallyaffectionate. The danger in this match is that they may both do too much compromising and end up with a too bland relationship that makes them uninterested in each other.

He looks for money and prestige; he abhors dependency. She is generous, open minded and a loyal ally. But he could be too Spartan and domineering for his friendly and communicative wife. She will be tough, outspoken and touchy if he pushes her too hard. She could find him too rigid and aloof for her tastes and he may find her questioning mind and cynical logic hard to swallow. Otherwise they might enjoy each other's company.

An ideal marriage combination of two charming, attractive and humanitarian signs. He is passionate and animated. She is loyal, understanding and helpful. The Tiger is impulsive and impatient; the Dog is logical and clear-headed enough to advise him without getting personal. He admires and respects her loyalty and good sense and she will not try to monopolise his affections. Each is warm and responsive to the other's needs without invading his or her privacy. A very satisfactory arrangement for both sides.

A beneficial and very agreeable combination. Both parties will only make reasonable demands on each other and come out feeling satisfied and fulfilled. The Dog will be loyal and affectionate to the Rabbit/Cat even when he is indifferent and moody. She admires his suave and diplomatic ways and he can rely on her support and logical assessment of situations. She is the more positive of the two and will encourage and pep him up when he is depressed. On the other hand, he is always considerate and sensitive enough to know what is bothering her.

Many disputes because of the wide gap in their basic temperaments. They are both aggressive and forceful but in different ways. He loves freedom and will act independently while she demands cooperation and unflagging loyalty. Subconsciously each may be trying to attain the attributes of each other that he or she lacks. However, they don't have the basic understanding of how to go about it. Both signs are proud and willful when challenged. Neither will want to give in easily or lose face. A great many modifications needed for this marriage to work; perhaps too many.

The Snake is power-hungry, cool and deliberate in his actions. The Dog is affectionate, loyal and fair. They may have mutual admiration for each other. But she will support him only to the extent her principles allow. He expects total commitment and adheres to the belief that the end will justify the means. Both have strong convictions. They may clash if she finds him straying from the righteous path. He must make hay while the sun shines and cannot understand why her conscience is so easily offended. She is not materialistic and cannot comprehend his fascination with wealth and power. Their disapproval of some of each other's ways may prevent a close relationship.

A lasting and cooperative match. Both are animated and demonstrative persons who can find real joy in their union. The Dog is loyal, honest and sincere enough to follow the Horse's excellent vibrations. She will be impressed by his intelligent, high spirited and perceptive ways while he loves her sense of humor, reason and logic. The Dog is realistic enough to understand and accept the Horse's shortcomings while he will not take offence at her curt, observant and straightforward manner.

This relationship will probably not work as the Dog is too realistic and will naturally criticize the Sheep's indulgence and enumerate his weaknesses, thus making him more pessimistic than ever. She is reasonable and affectionate enough, but not always willing to resort to the little white lies necessary to placate his touchy feelings. He needs a lot of compassion and support to be able to put his best side forward. She is unsympathetic and hardy and can be irked by his complaining and self-gratification. Not much congeniality here as each tends to bring out the other's negative traits.

A good marriage with the partners usually favorably disposed to each other. The Monkey is productive enough and generally smart and sociable. The Dog wife will be cooperative and congenial if he expresses genuine desire to work together. He is apt to be more materialistic and ambitious than she and will be pleased if she does not try to overtake or outdo him in performance. She, on the other hand, is strong and refreshingly unpretentious ally and advisor. She loves his talents but could take a dim view of his envious and conniving traits; he may find her inspiring and fair-minded practices a bit restricting at times. Otherwise, both are well-balanced and intelligent enough to make necessary concessions.

No doubt both parties have fine minds, value their integrity and are proud of themselves. However inspite of their self-assurance and poise, they are also very outspoken. If the Rooster starts to nag and grumble about the Dog's frailties, she could respond by throwing harmony out the window and giving him some scalding rhetoric of her own. Both parties have sharp tongues and could hurt each other quite painfully. A workable relationship only if one of them is unselfish and sensible enough to entice the other to lay down arms.

They are reasonably compatible. Both have the same warm and stable nature although the female of the species may be the more outspoken and critical of the pair. An idealistic and conscientious couple who will seek and value each other's opinions. Dogs are fairly conforming in marital relationships and will perform well when they desire harmony. No large problems in this union if they will consult and respect each other. They should always make joint decisions as neither can tolerate being left out.

A kind and agreeable relationship despite their differing attitudes toward life. Both are robust, open and honest and like doing their best whenever possible. However the Dog could be aggressive and will not withhold her criticism if the Boar is too self-indulgent or lax in his duties. She is not as passionate as he, and may lack understanding of his large appetites and sensuality. Still, they could find common grounds for cooperation as the Dog has more insight than the Boar and will be loyal to him. Likewise, the Boar is tolerant and generous enough to forgive the Dog's peculiarities and see her as the trustworthy and noble ally she is.