Jan 1st to Feb. 7th is Dog - Earth
Feb 8th - Dec 31st is Pig - Earth
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1949 was the ox.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1948 was the rat.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1963 was the rabbit.
1989 was the year of the snake.
Dog
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1974 was the tiger.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1940 was the dragon.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2014 is the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1969 was the rooster.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1992 was the monkey.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1954 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1983 is the pig.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2003 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1971 was the pig.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1991 was the sheep.