Rooster/Sagittarius and Dog/Aquarius meet at 78-83%, the incurable truth-teller and the resourceful minimalist. Both are idealists in work clothes: one broadcasts honesty it cannot suppress, the other conjures gourmet results from leftovers, and each finds the other refreshingly unfake.
Dog/Aquarius has a habit of loving out of pity, and the sunny, self-sufficient Rooster/Sagittarius breaks that pattern beautifully: here is a partner with nothing that needs rescuing. The Rooster's optimism and plain-spoken warmth give the thrifty Dog a reason to spend, emotionally and otherwise. Affection here is honest currency.
Rooster/Sagittarius says exactly what is true, sometimes before checking whether it is kind; Dog/Aquarius answers with wry, economical wit. Neither deals in manipulation, so arguments are about facts, not motives, which keeps them mercifully short.
Friction comes from generosity mismanaged: the Rooster gives to every hand extended, and the frugal Dog winces at the waste. Meanwhile the Rooster's unsoftened truths can bruise even an Aquarian hide. The white lie and the loosened purse are the mutual concessions.
Rooster/Sagittarius learns tact and targeted charity from the Dog's discernment. Dog/Aquarius learns from the Rooster's plenty that abundance is not a trap, and that love given freely beats love given as rescue.
At 78-83%, Rooster/Sagittarius and Dog/Aquarius are a strong, honest pairing. Two straight-shooters with different budgets; once the giving styles align, it holds.