The Metal Dog personality
Metal hardens the Dog’s sense of right and wrong into firm principle. In Chinese astrology Metal stands for determination, discipline and clarity, and Metal Dogs are often seen as the most serious and resolute Dogs. They know what they believe and hold to it, even under pressure. Their loyalty is intense: they defend their people fiercely and expect the same commitment in return. Compared with the flexible Wood Dog, they are far less willing to compromise. Compared with the Fire Dog, they are more controlled and less impulsive, though just as determined. Their integrity earns respect. The challenge is that Metal can make the Dog rigid and judgmental, quick to see issues in black and white and slow to forgive a betrayal.
Strengths
- Firm principles
- Fiercely loyal
- Determined and disciplined
Challenges
- Rigid and judgmental
- Slow to forgive
- Black-and-white thinking
Metal Dog in love
Metal Dogs are intensely loyal partners who take commitment very seriously. They are protective and honest and want a relationship built on trust. Broken promises hurt them deeply, and they find it hard to let go of a grievance. A partner who is consistent and direct earns their full devotion and gains a steadfast ally in return.
Metal Dog at work
Law, the military, auditing, compliance, investigation and ethics-driven leadership suit the Metal Dog. They uphold rules and standards with real conviction and are not easily swayed by pressure. They are disciplined, persistent workers. Accepting that colleagues may reach good outcomes by other routes makes them more effective, especially in management.
The Dog and the Metal element
The Dog is the zodiac’s most loyal sign, linked with honesty, faithfulness and a strong sense of right and wrong. Metal adds determination, discipline and a strong sense of purpose.
Compatibility for people born in 1970
- Natural allies: Tiger and Horse, the Dog’s trine, traditionally the easiest matches.
- Secret friend: Rabbit, a quiet, supportive bond.
- Clash: Dragon, the opposite sign, the hardest match.
- Hidden friction: Rooster, a pairing tradition sees as prone to misunderstandings.
Compare any two signs with the Chinese zodiac compatibility calculator.
Other Years of the Dog
1934 (Wood Dog), 1946 (Fire Dog), 1958 (Earth Dog), 1982 (Water Dog), 1994 (Wood Dog), 2006 (Fire Dog), 2018 (Earth Dog). See every year on the Chinese zodiac years chart.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac is 1970?
1970 is the Year of the Metal Dog in the Chinese zodiac. The year began with Chinese New Year on February 6, 1970 and ended on January 26, 1971, so people born between those dates are Metal Dogs.
What element is 1970 in Chinese astrology?
1970 is a Metal year with yang polarity. Its stem and branch name is Geng-xu. The same Metal Dog combination returns every 60 years: 1910, 2030.
I was born in January 1970. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
If you were born from January 1 to February 5, 1970, you were born before that year’s Chinese New Year, so your sign is the Earth Rooster of the 1969 Chinese year. From February 6 on, you are a Metal Dog.
Who is a Dog compatible with?
Traditionally the Dog’s best matches are its natural allies, the Tiger and Horse, and its secret friend, the Rabbit. The Dragon is the sign that clashes with it.