Gemini

Element: Air
Modality: Mutable
Ruler: Mercury
Symbol: The Twins
Healing Combo: Capricorn and Scorpio

Most compatible with: Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo

What a Gemini dog daydreams about: Running all over town with you from bookstore to café. Loves a weekend getaway.

Keywords: unpredictable, versatile, smart, sociable, high-energy, curious, easily distracted, restless, dual

The Personality Snapshot:

• The Gemini dog wants to run around town with you.
• The Gemini dog needs to be in the know.
• The Gemini dog wants you to be their twin.
• The Gemini dog loves newspapers, magazines, and TV.
• The Gemini dog is eternally youthful.
• The Gemini dog likes to play games with you and trick you.
• The Gemini dog is the ultimate trendsetter of the zoo-diac.

In-Depth:

Trains, Planes and Doggie Carriers:
See that charming and youthful looking dog star running around like a planet on speed? Yep, must be a Gemini pup. This magpie of a dog loves to chat it up and gives the phrase "on the go" new meaning. So much to see and do; so little time! So much to say and so few ways to bark it! This is one of the brightest and most adaptable doggies of the zodiac. More than any other sign, they can easily adjust to almost any situation. If you're a jetsetter yourself — jackpot! — because these doggie dilettantes love love love to travel. They are happiest when in transit with their beloved twin star (that's you of course). Whether in a train, car, or airplane, Gemini dogs find travel sheer bliss. This is one dog sign that shouldn't need any doggie tranquilizers. Unless of course there is some kind of odd affliction to their stars. Typical Gem Dog Stars adore nothing more than being in perpetual motion and seeing the world. In case, you haven't noticed, they're also multi-lingual so don't try to sneak anything past them in another language because you simply won't get away with it.

I think, Therefore I Am Dog:
The Gemini Dog Star loves people and quite honestly wishes it could chat it up with everyone over a gin and tonic. Watch the wheels turning in little Gemini dog's head: they're busy dreaming up a million brilliant schemes and tricks to be played on unsuspecting humans. This dog lives for fun and games — especially games. Gemini dogs bore easily because their minds are always on to the next thing; they lose their focus very easily. You'll have to give them plenty of variety to keep their little noggins stimulated — the more happening simultaneously the better. They're even into playing catch and reading a book at the same time. Oh, don't think that they haven't learned to read just because they're of the canine species. If Gemini pups could hold a pen they'd probably write an entire novel. They love to have stories read to them at bedtime, too. If you're not an avid reader, they also enjoy watching television or listening to the radio with you-or both at the same time. Gemini loves music: as long as it's not Muzak, or anything outdated, they'll pretty much dig it and probably dance around the house with you. They're great mimics. They'll even take on some of your mannerisms. They live to entertain and make people laugh. They'll gladly perform tricks, stand on two legs, catch, shake — you name it. And they are perhaps the fastest learners in the doggie zodiac.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Rawhide:
Soon you might begin to notice that this smarty-pants pooch seems to have not one, but at least two rather distinct personalities. Your Gemini pup might even appear to walk in two directions at once — or first to the right and then to left — when they're rambling down the sidewalk sniffing everything and everyone in sight. Why walk in a straight line when zigzag fashion is so much fun? Gemini doesn't want to miss out on anything. You'll soon ask yourself: is this little Gemini child of mine an angel or a devil? One day your little dog star is perfectly innocent, cute, cuddly, full of zing and the next he or she is a holy terror leaving one disaster after another in their wake. This little trickster doggie can't resist a little mischief now and then. They get a thrill out of stealing little objects from other dogs or even you, so if something comes up missing be sure to find out where they keep their loot.

Naughty by Nature:
How boring to have only one persona: it's all about double trouble, double the pleasure with their twin self. Try your best to understand and love both sides equally to prevent the Gemini doggie from going loco on you with a split personality. If you can't play the role of soul mate and twin for your Gemini pup, you might want to consider getting them a little sibling. They feel better with a counterpart, a partner in fun and in crime. If you can't be that for them, they may sneak out of the house to find someone who will. Be sure to always have an ID tag on your wandering pooch because they thrive on getting lost-and they're sneaky enough to escape. Keep them endlessly supplied with toys or their restless minds could easily tempt them into stirring up some trouble like messing up your house or hiding your favorite pair of slippers. Born tricksters, these clever little canines can't resist pulling a few over on their beloved owners now and then.

Which Way Did I Go, Which Way Did I Go?:
The doggie multi-tasker, Gemini pup confuses easily because they are constantly taking in the multifarious stimuli bombarding them from every direction. They don't want to miss a beat. They just have a hard time making up their mind about what they want to sniff, or when they want to eat or which way they want to walk. They will probably defer to you for the answers because all the back and forth, ping-pong volleying in their little doggie brains is too much sometimes. Even if they seem to contradict your wishes, rest assured that you are helping to ease their panic of decision making. It's easier for them to contradict you then to make up their own minds. So just pull in the reigns a little tighter, and watch how you instantly seem to quell their anxiety. All of their running around (even while sleeping they are dreaming of running around), very often keeps these dogs slim no matter how much food they eat. They burn off a lot of calories with their constant hyperactivity. These trendy dogs are style savvy, too. They're born hipsters, setting the trends for the other dogs in the hood to follow. Your Gemini pup could easily end up on the front page of the next chic dog magazine. They were born for the media, darling, and know how to work the camera and an interview like no other dog star except maybe Leo.

If the Gemini dog could talk, he or she would say:

Here I am now — Entertain me!
Let's play hide and seek.
What? Huh?

What a Gemini dog wants in an owner:

Sir Mix-a-lot:
I prefer an owner who likes to mix it up in life: you know, someone who keeps things interesting. I need constant stimulation and gads of fascinating people coming in and out of the house! The more buzz, the better. My owner has to be a lively character who loves to travel and will take me with them (or at least let me sleep in my pet carrier and pretend I am traveling even if it's just in my dreams). I love you if you're cute as a button and smart as a whip: 'cos I am. If you like to go to parties and hang out in cool local spots in our neighborhood — and of course take me with you every time — then you rock.

Me and Mr. A.D.D.:
Do you like to play music and watch television at the same time? Or read magazines and watch television at the same time? Do crossword puzzles, or read out loud? All these things I find immensely comforting. Will you let me multi-task? Can we go roller-skating with our headphones on? Will you take me to see the world? Will you teach me lots of new tricks? You'd better be funny and sly or you'll bore me to tears. I need someone who can love both of my twins. I need someone who doesn't care that I don't walk a straight line in life. You understand the value of going in circles to chase your own tail: just because, just because you can. I admire an owner with a great sense of humor and the charm of eternal youth. If you share my curiosity about life and even like to read the tabloids, I think we'll get on famously.