r/dogs vs r/Dogtraining
Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.
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Dog ownership room vs training-focused advice
r/dogs is for responsible dog ownership topics across experience levels. r/Dogtraining focuses on training and rehabilitating dogs and puppies and canine behavior.
dogs has a SubMouse page (about 2.9M, rank #377). Dogtraining is listed (about 1.6M, rank #684) but outside the current live page cut, so explore opens the info tool. Activity samples are mostly text (roughly 73 vs 38 posts/day). dogs lists Dogtraining as related.
Collected titles encode method boundaries. dogs requires LIMA-style training advice and bans dangerous/unethical advice and ESA/SD fraud. Dogtraining bans dominance and aversive method recommendations, self-promo and off-topic posts. Ask broad ownership questions in dogs; bring structured training plans to Dogtraining.
- r/dogs: ownership topics; training advice must follow LIMA (collected title).
- r/Dogtraining: training/behavior; no dominance or aversive method recs (collected titles).
- dogs has a full SubMouse page; Dogtraining opens in the info tool.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.
r/dogs
/r/dogs: Woof
/r/dogs is a place for dog owners of all levels of knowledge, skill, and experience to discuss various topics related to responsible dog ownership. This subreddit is a great starting point for a lot of information, but …
- Members
- 2.9M
- 7-day growth
- +1.7K
- Posts/day
- 73.3
- Directory rank
- #377
- Created
- Mar 14, 2008
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Dogs
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Minimize Antagonism
- Prohibited Content
- Posts must be made in Good Faith
- Minimize Antagonism outside of r/dogs
- Training Advice must follow Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive methods (LIMA)
- Dangerous, Unethical or Illegal Advice is not tolerated
- ESA/SD Fraud or Misrepresentation is Prohibited
- Asking or Providing Medical Advice is Prohibited
- Avoid Low Effort Posts
- Breed or Breed Group Misinformation or Hate is Not Welcome
- Vet Medicine Misinformation is Prohibited
- Posts must be On-Topic
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r/Dogtraining
DogTraining: For training and rehabilitating dogs and puppies and all things canine behavior
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…
- Members
- 1.6M
- 7-day growth
- +618
- Posts/day
- 37.6
- Directory rank
- #684
- Created
- Jun 11, 2009
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 76%, links 17%, videos 7%
Topics: Dogs
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- 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
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/dogs | r/Dogtraining |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
/r/dogs is a place for dog owners of all levels of knowledge, skill, and experience to discuss various topics related to responsible dog ownership. This subreddit is a great starting point for a lot of information, but … |
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… |
| Size r/dogs is larger in our directory (about 1.9×). |
2.9M members |
1.6M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
73.3/day |
37.6/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 100% |
text posts 76%, links 17%, videos 7% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text posts |
Text or links |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Minimize Antagonism; Prohibited Content; Posts must be made in Good Faith; Minimize Antagonism outside of r/dogs; Training Advice must follow Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive methods (LIMA) |
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 they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: Dogs
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and tone we can verify
dogs: Minimize Antagonism; Prohibited Content; good-faith posts; Training Advice must follow LIMA; Dangerous/Unethical/Illegal Advice not tolerated; ESA/SD Fraud prohibited. Dogtraining: No recommending dominance; No aversive training methods; No self promotion; No off-topic; No rude behavior; No spam.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples collected for both. Short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.