During Dog month eccentric characters will cross your path. You could get infuriated in having to handle their weird and wonderful behaviour or you could show them just how crazy you can be. Either way there will rarely be a dull moment. All the drama is exciting in the beginning and overwhelming in the end. In order to understand their motives and intentions, listen carefully, and note what is not being said as much as you observe all the flamboyant gestures and language that accompany the message they are trying to convey.

Don’t be afraid to ask a direct question or two, but don’t put people on the defensive by rattling off a list of enquiries without pausing for breath. Tigers can be highly persuasive when you want to be. Before you turn on your charms, figure out what it is you need from the colourful personalities that are in front of you. Their air of eccentricity can be highly distracting, and it would be easy to go off on a tangent. You wouldn’t want to convince them to go along with something that turns out to be not what you actually desired in the first place.

Love

You are aware of that mysterious new admirer trying so hard to catch your eye, so you pay them a little less attention to make them work a bit harder for you. Paired-off Tigers there is no harm in being a little hard to get once in a while to make sure that your other half does not take you for granted.

Career

A new contact could provoke you sufficiently for you to over-react, so don’t. Remain professional and detached, it really isn’t personal. Being generous in your attitude towards untoward behaviour whether it is from superiors, peers or subordinates will demonstrate just how well you can manage others and yourself.

Money

Negotiations will go round and round the table and back the other way. Patience and more patience will be the key to you getting the deal you want. If you are selling, act as if you don’t need to sell if you are pushed too far. If making a purchase, act as if you don’t need to buy now.