About r/goldenretrievers
In its own words:
A heartwarming subreddit celebrating the lovable and loyal breed through captivating photos and heartwarming stories. Join the community for endless adorable moments and engaging discussions.
Community guide
r/goldenretrievers (#957, about 1.2 million) celebrates golden retrievers through photos, puppy posts and breed talk—no breed hate, bots or advertising.
What belongs
Golden retriever media and discussion (about 41 posts/day). Rules: no advertising; no impersonation; no breed hate; no bots. Flairs include Cute/Funny, New Puppy, Health and Training.
Versus dogpictures and corgi
dogpictures is all breeds photo-only; corgi is another breed room. This one is golden-specific including advice flairs.
Practical pointers
Skip ads and breed-bashing; use health/training flairs when asking.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 30, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 565 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/UnusualVideos (#956) and ahead of r/malegrooming (#958) in our ranking.
What sets r/goldenretrievers apart
r/goldenretrievers is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 55% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 36.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 80% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (21:00 UTC) sees about 7.7× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/goldenretrievers went up from 1,102,722 to 1,106,549 subscribers (+3.8K, +0.35%). That is about 87 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/goldenretrievers talks about
We read the titles of 284 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “golden”, “halloween”, “happy”, “retriever” and “puppy”. Other frequent themes are dog, boy, girl, walk, looking and morning. Recurring phrases include “happy halloween”, “golden retriever”, “golden afraid” and “dark refuses”. By format, 55% are images, 22% are galleries and 18% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Cute/Funny (163), New Puppy (32), Discussion (28), Health Advice (22), Training Advice/Tips (17), RIP (8).
Activity and best time to post
r/goldenretrievers gets about 41 new posts a day. The public archive holds 204,232 posts and 1,950,733 comments in total, about 9.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (51 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (32). Posting peaks around 21:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/goldenretrievers
The moderators of r/goldenretrievers list 4 rules. In short:
- No Advertising
- No Impersonation
- No Breed Hate
- No Bots
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/goldenretrievers 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 members does r/goldenretrievers have?
r/goldenretrievers has 1,106,549 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #957 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,827 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/goldenretrievers?
r/goldenretrievers was created on Aug 30, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
How active is r/goldenretrievers?
Very active: r/goldenretrievers gets about 41 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 204,232 posts and 1,950,733 comments. In a sample of 284 recent posts we counted 244 different authors.
When is r/goldenretrievers most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 21:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/goldenretrievers about?
The community describes itself as: “A heartwarming subreddit celebrating the lovable and loyal breed through captivating photos and heartwarming stories. Join the community for endless adorable moments and engaging discussions.” Recent post titles often mention golden, halloween, happy, retriever and puppy. Most posts are images (55%).
Is r/goldenretrievers safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/goldenretrievers as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/goldenretrievers?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/goldenretrievers accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “No Advertising”; “No Impersonation”; “No Breed Hate”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/goldenretrievers?
Communities with similar topics include r/corgi (1.2M), r/Eyebleach (4.6M), r/warriors (1.5M), r/AccidentalRenaissance (1.6M) and r/london (1.6M).
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/goldenretrievers.