What is the symbolic meaning of dogs?

1. Loyalty and understanding of human nature

Loyalty is the most common connotation of dogs, but as a domestic animal closely related to life, various life forms of dogs are the closest and irreplaceable to human beings.

Rich and blessed

In Shang Dynasty, dogs became people's favorite pets. According to "Jizhong Zhoushu", "At the time of Shang Tang, dogs were square, with short tortoise shells." According to "Shanggong Silk Dog in Puyang County, Zhou Pu, Henan Province" recorded in Geography of Tang Dynasty, dogs were the favorite pets of ancient people.

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3. Friendship and affection

Dogs are endowed with the symbolic meaning of "companionship" and "affection", so they are called the best partners of mankind by later generations. According to the records, "Zhang Biao went with his wife Yang after his failure, but his gouhuang Cang never left", which shows that Zhang Biao's dog became his last relative.

4. loyalty, loyalty

Because of the phrase "help your dog", the meaning of dog has a loyal spirit. Dogs are loyal to their motherland and friends.

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5. predict good and bad luck, ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters

The ancients thought that dogs were spiritual animals and could predict good or bad luck, so according to the barking time of dogs and the color of the dogs themselves, some methods of divining good or bad luck were summarized.

For example, hearing a dog barking in Yin Shi (3 am -5 am) means that the god of wealth is coming; Hearing a dog barking in the middle of the night (5: 00 -7: 00) means that the child may be in trouble (13: 00-15: 00); Hearing a dog barking at Shi Mao (19 -2 1) means that the child may be in trouble (19 -2 1).

And in terms of coat color, it is also very particular. According to the provisions of the Six Animal Facies Law, a black yellow-browed dog is suitable for guarding the home, a yellow lion dog symbolizes auspiciousness, a black lion dog symbolizes fortune, and a yellow lion dog's eyebrows are pale, and the deeper it is, the more unlucky it is, and so on.

6. Lucky, rich

In addition, the ancients also regarded dogs as a symbol of good fortune and wealth. Whoever suddenly gets a dog, the owner will be happy to adopt it, because it indicates the coming of wealth, and it is called "the cat is poor and the dog is rich", and because the dog is called "Wang", it also means prosperous wealth.

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