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Compatibility
Sagittarius Dog and Capricorn Dog

It may require some patience, but in this combination the potential of firstwest and secondwest to progress from initial nervousness to steadfast allies is greatly favored by the shared energy of the firsteast sign.

Western Zodiac sign, Sagittarius
Western Zodiac sign, Capricorn

Western Zodiac

Sagittarius and Capricorn

Compatibility overview

Adjacent signs the Western zodiac, like firstwest and secondwest, have quite a poor reputation in classical astrology. Orthodox approaches say that, like many real-life neighbors, they are wary of each other and prefer to remain at a distance. However, while it can take some time for these two to warm to each other, in fact this connection has great promise, especially for creative enterprises and emotional support.

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Signs that are next to each other around the Western zodiac wheel, like Capricorn and Sagittarius, share a Semi-sextile aspect. This is one of only two minor aspects (with the Quincunx), so from the beginning the energy is gentler than other influences, and somewhat lacking in clarity.

These two signs often do not gravitate strongly when they first meet. Capricorn, with their aptitude for understanding and wielding power, tends to be focused on society and social relations. The philosophical Sagittarius, on the other hand, usually occupies a more abstract, less human-focused perspective. Capricorn's element is Earth, a grounding influence that gives them patience, self-discipline, and forthrightness. This can be difficult to reconcile with Sagittarius' Fire, a more variable energy that means Sagittarians vacillate between extremes of intensity and indifference. Early contacts between these two are thus often like ships passing in the night. If they register with each other at all, they may respectfully but noncommittally move on. Given time, however, the initial standoffishness between Capricorn and Sagittarius can prove short-lived.

Capricorn is a Cardinal modality sign, a pure energy that means they are always at the beginning of their projects. This matches superbly with Sagittarius' Mutable modality, for they are always at the end, always wondering what next?. Over time, Capricorn may open their mind to Sagittarius' forceful energy and philosophical depth, and see Sagittarius as a key ally in achieving their own ambitions. Sagittarius may realize how Capricorn's social skills can help them focus on and share their philosophical quests about humankind and the natural world.

Revealing these hidden potentialities may open a door to touching intimacy, respect, and emotional dependability. Creative outputs may be especially exciting, given the contrasting personalities combined with their collaborative potential. Preserving key elements of independence will likely prove important, given the essential differences here.

There is every chance that, if the door to this relationship can be opened, it will develop from strength to strength into a lasting and profoundly rewarding connection.

Celebrity Sagittarius/Capricorn Pairings*

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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen (click for attribution/s)

Chrissy Teigen (11/30/1985, Sagittarius Ox), John Legend (12/28/1978, Capricorn Horse) : The model and musician met in 2006 and married in 2013. Speaking of their relationship in 2018, Legend described: "We actually really love and respect and admire each other. I think that’s the foundation of who we are as a couple and we actually enjoy each other’s company. … [Teigen] makes me laugh all the time. … She’s so good. She’s so attentive, she’s so loving and she also has a great sense of humor about it all."

Kiefer Sutherland (12/21/1966, Sagittarius Horse), Cindy Vela (1/4/1979, Capricorn Horse) : The two actors have been together since 2014. Sutherland recently described how lockdowns made him aware of his good fortune: "I was in my house for the first time in my life...I'm like, 'Oh my God, I really like my house' and, 'Oh my God, I really like my girlfriend.' [W]hen you're on the road a lot...[y]ou're like, 'I think I love her, but we haven't spent so much time together.' But all of a sudden I just felt really fortunate, I felt really lucky."

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus (click for attribution/s)

Miley Cyrus (11/23/1992, Sagittarius Monkey), Liam Hemsworth (1/13/1990, Capricorn Snake) : The musician and actor were together for ten years and were married from 2018 to 2020. In 2009, Cyrus explained, "We've decided that any type of relationship that we have, we will always just keep it very DL [private]. First and foremost, we are best friends, so that's what I tell people all the time."

Judi Dench (12/9/1934, Sagittarius Dog), Maggie Smith (12/28/1934, Capricorn Dog) : The two Dames and Oscar-winning British actors have been friends since they appeared on stage together in 1958. In 2002, Smith described: "Judi’s the most tremendous friend. She’s been a huge support and hugely loyal...[After the theatre production in 1958] there was a long gap and [then] we worked on screen together in A Room with a View and in Tea With Mussolini. In Tea With Mussolini, again we just laughed, we played Scrabble, we drank prosecco and behaved very badly again. In fact, we startled all the Italian crew, they thought we were more peculiar than the people we were playing in the film. In fact, I know they did."

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor
Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor (click for attribution/s)

Sarah Paulson (12/17/1974, Sagittarius Tiger), Holland Taylor (1/14/1943, Capricorn Horse) : The two actors met at a party in 2005 and began dating ten years later in 2015. Paulson has said about the origins of the relationship: "It's a long story. We met a very, very long time ago. I was with someone else; she was, too. We sort of breezed by one another, and then started following each other on Twitter…" More recently, Paulson described in relation to the couple's 30-year age difference: "[T]here is a lot of hate in this world, and a lot of good can come from quote-unquote normalizing something for people who don't see it as normal. Our relationship represents a certain amount of hope and risk. Maybe there's something brave in it. Maybe it encourages others to make brave choices. What else can I say? We love each other."

Arthur C. Clarke (12/16/1917, Sagittarius Snake), Isaac Asimov (1/2/1920, Capricorn Sheep) : The two great writers shared a famously amicable yet playfully competitive relationship. At one time they formed what they called a "treaty", whereby they both accepted that Clarke was the better science fiction writer, and Asimov the better science writer. In the dedications to his essay collection, Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations (1972), Clarke wrote: "In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Dog
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Dog

Chinese Zodiac

Dog and Dog

Compatibility overview

The combination of two souls born in the year of the Dog can be one of the best own-sign matches in the Chinese zodiac. The inevitable over-familiarity that arises between natives of the same sign means this connection probably won't be all smooth sailing. But the synergies between these devoted signs, especially their capacity and respect for work, provide a strong foundation for a lasting and successful relationship.

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Own-sign matches in the Chinese zodiac necessarily involve members of the same Trine Family (like the elements in Western astrology). For the Dog (whose family also includes the Horse and Tiger), their family's binding energy is at once aspirational and honorable. This provides a relationship between Dog natives with a strong foundation from the beginning.

These two are likely to bond immediately over a shared sense of high ambition, and a conviction never to compromise their values. They will admire each other's plainspokenness, their talents for speaking and performing in front of an audience, and their impressive physical capabilities (for the Dog is usually a very physically-oriented sign). Perhaps the greatest synergy between two Dog natives is their instinctive support for underdog people and causes. Those born in this year can be strongly humanitarian in their instincts. Any group that is disenfranchised or discriminated against by the upper echelons of society can attract their earnest and committed support, and it would be no surprise for two Dog natives to unite in support of an activist or political cause.

A problem for all own-sign matches is that they can suffer from a lack of counterbalancing energy, which may give rise to a somewhat fatiguing sameness. Ironically, this can be an especially conspicuous problem for two Dog natives, precisely because the affinities between them are so strong. Of course, people the same age inevitably mix together, and Dog souls often enter very close relationships with one another when they are still young. Problems of over-familiarity can thus surface while they are relatively immature. Not all relationships recover, of course, but happily the Dog is very capable of applying their prodigious work ethic to resolving disputes or establishing a new regime. Many successful Dog/Dog relationships can thus have a phoenix-like quality of reconfiguration over time.

Whatever changes eventuate or patterns ultimately work best, this relationship can prove to be a true blessing for the parties themselves and their wider social circle, as the high ambitions of both Dog natives are translated into a shared and deeply fulfilling actuality.

Celebrity Dog/Dog Pairings*

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump
Donald Trump and Melania Trump (click for attribution/s)

Melania Trump (4/26/1970, Taurus Dog), Donald Trump (6/14/1946, Gemini Dog) : The 45th US President and First Lady married in 2005 and have one child. Speaking at the time of their engagement in 2004, Donald Trump said: "We're together five years, and these five years for whatever reasons have been my most successful. I have to imagine [Melania] had something to do with that."

Joanna Lumley (5/1/1946, Taurus Dog), Jennifer Saunders (7/6/1958, Cancer Dog) : The actor/comedian/screenwriter and actor/author/model formed a strong friendship, and showed memorable chemistry, when they collaborated on the TV show, Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012). Saunders has said: "I think what happened was that we got on and we just had such a good laugh." Lumley has described: "[Saunders] spent more time shopping for cast presents than she did on rehearsing...[She is] [e]asily one of my favourite people of all time."

Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli (click for attribution/s)

Judy Garland (6/10/1922, Gemini Dog), Liza Minnelli (3/12/1946, Pisces Dog) : The two actor/singers shared one of the most famous mother/daughter relationships in entertainment history. Minelli has described: "I remember Mama saying, 'Now don’t get upset because of the way they may compare you to me because you’re an entertainer too.' I said, 'Oh, I won’t.' And then she reads something where they compared me to her. She said, 'How dare they? You’re your own woman. Dammit! Can’t they see?' And she’d throw it down in the trash. She was wonderful and so overprotective. She tried saving us from any of the stuff that other people said, except the great stuff."

Gary Oldman (3/21/1958, Aries Dog), David Bowie (1/8/1947, Capricorn Dog) : The legendary musician and acclaimed actor were friends for over 25 years. In 1995, they recorded a duet of Bowie’s song, "You’ve Been Around", and in 2013, Oldman appeared in a controversial video for Bowie's single, "The Next Day". Oldman described in 2014: "We got on really well. [Bowie] comes from the same part of the world as I do. I didn’t want anything from him, he didn’t want anything from me...I see him less as 'David Bowie' and more as Dave from Brixton and I’m Gary from New Cross. I was a fan of his music and I still am. We’re just mates."

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins (click for attribution/s)

Susan Sarandon (10/4/1946, Libra Dog), Tim Robbins (10/16/1958, Libra Dog) : The two actors were romantic partners from 1988 until 2009, and had two children. The pair were much admired for the durability of their relationship as high-profile celebrities, especially given the 12-year age difference, and for their activism to promote liberal progressive views. Sarandon said during their time together: "I won't marry because I am too afraid of taking [Robbins] for granted or him taking me for granted – maybe it will be a good excuse for a party when I am 80."

Kate Bush (7/30/1958, Leo Dog), David Gilmour (3/6/1946, Pisces Dog) : The two musicians shared a close connection early in Bush's singing career, when the Pink Floyd guitarist discovered Bush as a fifteen-year-old. Gilmour has described: "[Bush's] unusual vocal style and sound, I thought it was unlikely that record companies, A&R people would get it...So, after some various tryouts, I decided to employ a full studio in London...I chose two or three songs out of about 50 that she had, and I didn’t spend a long time choosing, I just sort of thought we’ll have one nice slow one, one sort of medium temperature, one like this… we’ll do those to releasable level so that they weren’t demos, so that they were actually properly ready-to-go tracks. I thought that was the best way to take her to the record companies to convince them."

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj
Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj (click for attribution/s)

Lil Wayne (9/27/1982, Libra Dog), Nicki Minaj (12/8/1982, Sagittarius Dog) : The two rap legends share a longstanding close and mentoring friendship. Wayne is credited with having discovered Minaj, after he signed her to his Young Money Entertainment label early in her career. Minaj has described: "Because [Wayne] works so [expletive] hard, he shows me that no matter how hot you think you are, you can’t stop. You have to keep that chokehold on the game because there’s always somebody itching and ready to take your spot. He works like it’s his first day on the job and I love that about him."


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Final Words

The semi-Sextile match of firstwest and secondwest contains the seeds of a life-changingly close and supportive collaboration—if they can progress beyond early wariness, for their stark differences are usually apparent immediately. The shared energy of the Chinese zodiac’s firsteast sign may at times bring a lack of excitement or problems resolving disagreements, but these two can usually be relied on to see the world in the same way. Overall, then, this is a relationship with a firm foundation, and significant long-term opportunities for mutual reassurance and reward.

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