2009 Forecast for The Rat

An excellent year for the social and ambitious Rat in 2009. It is a good year for marriage, procreation, and career advancement (i.e moving up the social rank in the dog park). Be courageous to make commitment in these areas as luck will be with you. You will also experience benefactors’ assistance on numerous occasions, you ought to seize this golden opportunity to strive hard and stay focused. It is also a good year to invest in properties. Remember to give strong signals so you human companion will know which right property to invest. For those in any dog training program (i.e. flyball, obedience), you should work harder than usual as you tend to wander off easily by the vast opportunities come your way.

Career: Good business and career luck this year especially so for budding entrepreneurs. If you’ve been planning to start that dog sitting or home acupuncture services for dog business, this is the year to do so. You will receive help from your benefactors which enable your to show off your talents with excellent results, however, maintain a low profile to avoid conflicts with petty people and canine. Should conflict arises, be diplomatic and use your innate charm and intelligence—blatantly put, stop that incessant barking!

Wealth: If you are seeking for windfall this year, there is much to be gained in this area. Help your human companion to pick up winning lottery numbers or the right stock this year, but don’t hope to strike too big. You are much better to gather your wealth through the proper means–do tricks to gain more treats. Sitting around and expecting kind soul to shower you treats or massages, you won’t get any. You have to beg for it, literally. Remember, to spend your money wisely, don’t splurge, don’t showoff your gains as you might unwittingly attract petty people.

Romance: If you’re looking for a suitable mate to mate, this is the year to procreate. So go out and social, do whatever to get your human to bring you out more often. Remember, you want to look available not needy—sniffing every available butt will only make you become more skanky. Those already with partners, be more patient and build strong mutual trust and support.

Health: Your health is moderately poor and will be easily affected due to fatigue. It is very important that you stick to a routine lifestyle. Dogs with kidney problems should be more vigilance with your diet.

The Rat

Feb 02 1984 ~ Feb 19 1985 (Wood)
Feb 19 1996 ~ Feb 06 1997 (Fire)
Feb 07 2008 ~ Jan 25 2009 (Earth)