Dog/Scorpio and Dog/Capricorn meet at 92–97%, the strong-moral-conviction Canine encounters the corseted boring-prude Dog. Both halves are reserved, both halves take loyalty seriously, both halves judge quietly. Together you build a respectable, slightly stern life.
Chemistry is restrained and gradually warm. Dog/Scorpio brings the rusty-armor protectiveness; Dog/Capricorn brings the canon-prescribed candy-and-flowers reluctance. The bedroom requires patience. Both halves are slow to drop the guard. Once the guard drops, both halves stay.
Conversation is brief on Dog/Capricorn's side and intense on Dog/Scorpio's. Dog/Scorpio pronounces moral verdicts; Dog/Capricorn intimidates with taciturn approval. The risk: Dog/Capricorn's silence reads as agreement to Dog/Scorpio, who proceeds with the verdict.
Friction lives in shared rigidity. Dog/Scorpio's strong moral framework lands hard; Dog/Capricorn's elaborate schedule resists adaptation. When both halves dig in, the household becomes a polite cold war.
Dog/Scorpio learns from Dog/Capricorn that staid presence is a form of moral seriousness; Dog/Capricorn learns from Dog/Scorpio that the canon's exact prescription, uncross the legs and live a little, sometimes means dropping the moral certainty too. Both halves loosen each other.
At 92–97%, this is a deeply loyal, slightly austere pairing. Dog/Scorpio and Dog/Capricorn build a respectable, reserved life. Add deliberate warmth on purpose.