The faithful, well-disciplined, reliable and determined Dog, eleventh in the Zodiac Cycle, kick-starts another new year on the Chinese zodiac calendar in 2018. Being the eleventh of the twelve animal signs, those born in the year of the Dog are often said to possess character traits such as, honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness, as well as a deep sense of duty. Their intelligence and industrious nature make them good leaders in the business world. People born in the year of the Dog are usually steadfast workers. They can easily become both trusted and valued members of any community. They are kind, generous and are always ready to lend a helping hand to others. These shining characteristics enable them to foster harmonious relationships with others. 2018 is the year of the Earth Dog. The Earth Element makes the Earth Dog the most sensible and serious among the different Dog types. The Earth Dog is known for working hard to achieve practical goals and has the unique gift of wisdom and stability. Earth Dogs are good communicators, putting special effort into listening and giving advice to those in need. Capable of great compassion, they are also highly principled, show great determination and could attain the highest level of achievement.

Famous personalities born in the Year of the Dog include Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Confucius, Sun Quan (King of Wu in China’s Three Kingdoms Period 220 - 280) and Li Yuan (the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty 618 - 907).

This set of Zodiac stamps comprises the three denominations of 1st Local, 70¢ and $1.30