Man's best friend indeed you are: honest, faithful and sincere. You give pure tenderness in return for affection. You are (mostly) an agreeable companion. To know you is to love you - except when you let go with a brutish comment or snap sarcastic zingers at us poor unsuspecting bystanders. You have a bark on you, Doggie, that makes even your most ferocious bite seem painless. But you selflessly redeem yourself. Knowing how to say you're sorry is one of your most charming traits.

You believe in justice for all and willingly take up worthy causes and bear weighty crosses against unfair practices. You respect tradition and value honour. You take real pleasure in helping a senior citizen cross a busy street. In life's big western movie, you definitely wear a white cowboy hat.

A finely-honed critical sense allows you to sniff out deceit and track down fraud. Trouble is, this flair for truth is so keen that it sometimes causes you to become pessimistic. Terminal disappointment and even depression may ensue. As a hedge against this tendency to hopelessness, try to surround yourself with amusing people whose optimism and joie de vivre help you maintain your own equilibrium. At a tender age you will begin to notice that the world is a very unfair place.

My advice? Try not to be so painfully self- righteous. Marry up with a carefree Tiger, a fantasy-loving Horse or a cozy, reassuring Cat person. Don't go near love affairs with people born in the signs of...."