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) — 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… A recent sample averaged 38 posts a day (~76% text, ~17% link, ~7% video). Its public rules 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; rules can change. Common flairs include: help, constructive criticism welcome, discussion, academic.
The community was created on Jun 11, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 646 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/shittymoviedetails (#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 13.0. 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 9, 2026, r/Dogtraining went up from 1,546,110 to 1,550,730 subscribers (+4.6K, +0.30%). That is about 91 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Dogtraining this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 7, 2026).
- 2026/11/03 [Separation Anxiety Support Group]u/AutoModerator · Nov 3 · text post
- Foster terrier mix showing sudden interest in my dads ankle.u/Psychology_Spirited · Nov 2 · text post
- New growlingu/Basic-Wafer-1847 · Nov 1 · text post
- Shape training dog who “tosses” a ball back to me?u/Nimirofox · Nov 1 · text post
- Help needed: yorkie with prey drive + catsu/beastiebelle · Nov 2 · text post
- Resource guarding with other dogs developed as a teenager (almost 2 now)- venting/looking for adviceu/Chaotic_Cutlet · Nov 2 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Dogtraining, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- My deaf boy Pete showing off some of his tricksu/drunkshakespeare · Mar 11, 2021 · video
- My 6 month old puppy showing off 14 tricks in 40 seconds.u/MrPaulPhan · May 26, 2020 · video
- After weeks of work, my service dog in training offered her first unprompted stress alert behavior today. *NUDGE!*u/ThatDamnedDame · Apr 18, 2022 · 4,138 points · 139 comments · image
- Practice our sit stay and group walking and I got rewarded with one of the best pictures I could get of them!u/nobuttsnococonuts · Jun 9, 2021 · image
- One day I was clicker training my dog and my cat came over. So, I started clicker training him, too. Here they are doing "look at me".u/Luxbae621 · Jul 16, 2020 · image
- I need to brag on this guy today...We’ve been working to correct excited barking at other dogs and people, and today we passed 3 barking/lunging dogs and he didn’t bark back once! I think he knows I’…u/ChironTL-34 · Oct 4, 2021 · 3,629 points · 104 comments · image
- 14Wk old Deaf & Blind Dog Doing Position Changesu/BoundingBorder · Apr 7, 2020 · 2,642 points · 91 comments · video
- *brag* A quick clip of my reactive girl NOT engaging when another dog was staring at her in training today. 1 year ago she couldn’t be within eyesight without losing her everloving mind. Keep up the …u/Cloclodedodo · Jun 28, 2020 · video
- I was so proud of my fearless little guy when I found him like this after spending his whole first week of crate training crying!u/Rosieroseroserose · Jul 25, 2020 · image
- Working on “leave it,” but she’s pretty sure the head-snap is what I’m after, so she gives some silly bonus snaps hoping for more snacks. Silly girl!u/ralmama · Dec 21, 2020 · video
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 1,550,730 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #684 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,620 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 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/dogpictures (1.1M), r/dogs (2.9M), r/WhatsWrongWithYourDog (2.3M), r/corgi (1.2M) and r/CatsWithDogs (1.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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.