This is an accepted version of this page The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌.

The character 狗, also refers to the actual animal while 戌, also refers to the zodiac animal.

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dog", while also bearing the following elemental sign:[1] In the sexagenary cycle, 2018 (16 February 2018 – 4 February 2019, and every 60-year multiple before and after), is the Celestial stem/Earthly Branch year indicated by the characters 戊戌.

These included countries where the holiday is traditionally observed as well as countries in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.