You are an Aquarius, happiest with a bit of breathing room and a head full of plans. Your Cancer pet is happiest pressed against your side with the door shut and the blanket tucked in. This is a quincunx, the odd couple, and yes, there is plenty of adjusting. You think in big pictures; they think in cuddles. The result is very funny: you explaining your latest idea with great passion to a pet whose only question is whether you are staying on the sofa.
Your Cancer needs closeness, warmth and the feeling that home is safe. Your independence is one of your best qualities, but they want you near. Try bringing your projects to the sofa, so you can think big with a small, warm creature leaning on you. Your Cancer shows you how nice it is to be needed, and your home gets cozier by the week.
If your Cancer is a dog
A Cancer dog drags his favorite blanket to wherever you happen to be working and lies on it with a huge sigh of contentment. He loves your homemade games, especially the ones that end with him curled against your leg.
Meet the Cancer dogIf your Cancer is a cat
A Cancer cat builds herself a den in the spare room and then relocates it to your lap during your most enthusiastic explanations. She does not follow your theories, but she loves the sound of your voice, and that is almost the same thing.
Meet the Cancer catYour bonding ritual
A cozy hour: take your notebook to their favorite nest, sit close, and let them lean on you while you think out loud.