About r/Dogtraining
In its own words:
DogTraining: A forum on dog training and behavior. Here you'll find content that will help you train your dogs. Dog training links, discussions and questions are encouraged and content related to other species is welcome too. This community is geared towards modern, force-free, science based methods and recommendations. Make sure you check out our WIKI for recommended resources and articles about common problems.
Community guide
r/Dogtraining (#684, about 1.6 million subscribers) is oriented around: DogTraining: A forum on dog training and behavior. Here you'll find content that will help you train your dogs. Dog training links, discussions and questions are encouraged and content related to other species is… Recent activity samples show 38 posts/day in recent samples (~76% text, ~17% link, ~7% video). Public rules we collected include: R1: No recommending dominance as training method; R2: No aversive training methods; R3: No self promotion; R4: No off-topic posts; R5: No rude/insulting behavior.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Match posts to: R1: No recommending dominance as training method; R2: No aversive training methods; R3: No self promotion; R4: No off-topic posts.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Common flairs in samples include: help, constructive criticism welcome, discussion, academic.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 11, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 618 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 20 communities on our dogs list it is number 3 by size. It sits just behind r/Cruise (#683) and ahead of r/headphones (#685) in our ranking.
What sets r/Dogtraining apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Dogtraining leans heavily on text posts (76% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). r/Dogtraining is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 6.4 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.1. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Dogtraining went up from 1,546,110 to 1,550,084 subscribers (+4K, +0.26%). That is about 90 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Dogtraining talks about
Across 235 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “dog”, “help”, “puppy”, “training” and “dogs”. Other frequent themes are advice, house, potty, barking, rescue and train. Recurring phrases include “potty training”, “rescue dog”, “older dog” and “resource guarding”. By format, 76% are text posts, 17% are links and 7% are videos.
Popular post flairs: help (161), constructive criticism welcome (29), discussion (25), academic (14), resource (2), equipment (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/Dogtraining gets about 38 new posts a day. The public archive holds 240,693 posts and 1,528,745 comments in total, about 6.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (52 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (21). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Dogtraining
The moderators of r/Dogtraining list 6 rules. In short:
- R1: No recommending dominance as training method
- R2: No aversive training methods
- R3: No self promotion
- R4: No off-topic posts
- R5: No rude/insulting behavior
- R6: No spam
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Dogtraining and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Dogtraining have?
r/Dogtraining has 1,550,084 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #684 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,974 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Dogtraining created?
r/Dogtraining was created on Jun 11, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 2, 2009.
Is r/Dogtraining still active?
Yes. r/Dogtraining gets about 38 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 240,693 posts and 1,528,745 comments. In a sample of 235 recent posts we counted 219 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Dogtraining?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Dogtraining?
The community describes itself as: “DogTraining: A forum on dog training and behavior. Here you'll find content that will help you train your dogs. Dog training links, discussions and questions are encouraged and content related to other species is welcom…” Recent post titles often mention dog, help, puppy, training and dogs. Most posts are text posts (76%).
Is r/Dogtraining SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Dogtraining as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Dogtraining?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Dogtraining accepts both text and link posts, with videos enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “R1: No recommending dominance as training method”; “R2: No aversive training methods”; “R3: No self promotion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Dogtraining?
Communities with similar topics include r/dogs (2.9M), r/beginnerfitness (3M), r/strength_training (5M), r/WhatsWrongWithYourDog (2.3M) and r/crossfit (1.8M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Dogtraining.