Tiger and Dog

寅午戌 is the fire group among the 三合, the Three Harmonies, with fire born at the Tiger's seat in the east and dying at the Dog's in the west. Four steps separate them, and the Horse at 午 holds the peak they lack. An odd contrast comes from 論衡, where a passage argues that since wood beats earth the dog submits to the tiger.

Popular compatibility books are warm about this pair. They call the Tiger brave and the Dog faithful and imagine them on the same side of a cause. That warmth is popular tradition, and the 論衡 line about submission belongs to a separate argument about animals.

The birth and death of the same fire suggest a starter and someone who sees the matter through to the ashes. Ask each other what cause you would both stand behind, and who would still be there once other people's interest has gone. Be honest about any cause you support only for the other's sake.