About r/rarepuppers
In its own words:
This is a subreddit devoted to cute little animols such as puppers, cates and turtols, and all sorts of other cute animols :)
The community was created on Dec 7, 2015, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 565 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/Bitcoin (#95) and ahead of r/facepalm (#97) in our ranking.
What sets r/rarepuppers apart
r/rarepuppers is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 43% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 9% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 6.7 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 6.5× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/rarepuppers grew from 8,134,676 to 8,137,279 subscribers (+2.6K, +0.03%). That is about 65 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/rarepuppers this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Narla is 10 years old todayu/morganlimen · Oct 26 · gallery
- The gentlest soul on the block stopping by for his mandatory morning petsu/Repulsive-Cry2968 · Oct 25 · video
- You guys asked for Waffles in a bowtie. Coming Soon. Here he is in his work uniform. Have a great day Frens!u/DisasterOk7878 · Oct 23 · gallery
- SHE HAS GROWN INTO HER EARS.u/Full_Pipe2570 · Oct 27 · gallery
- She found her forever home. It's my home.u/mr_panzer · Oct 28 · gallery
- "Look at those eyes!" 13 years of stopping people in their tracks with her ice blue eyesu/little_oat · Oct 26 · gallery
- this is Irene. shes my fren but not my own doggou/bluegrass_babe531 · Oct 24 · gallery
- Oh, hi! Bert just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing. 💕u/ReallyRisu · Oct 24 · gallery
- This hound of heck is here to dang your eternal soulu/GingerNinja1982 · Oct 28 · image
- Helga Sunday 🍁u/jacksonrebecca · Oct 25 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/rarepuppers, from 2018 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Just taking a nap after eating all the strawberry jamu/Sahil1200 · Mar 20, 2020 · 119,166 points · 1,503 comments · image
- Apartment complex thinks we only have one dog. We walk them separately to save on pet rent.u/Miserable-Artist-610 · Sep 6, 2022 · 105,202 points · 2,351 comments · image
- Special birthday treat for the best doggou/terriblem86 · Sep 28, 2019 · 103,957 points · 1,450 comments · video
- This is the last time you can upvote this for an entire yearu/prkrrlz · Dec 26, 2018 · 95,386 points · 251 comments · image
- abandoned pup spent his youth on the streets, this was his first night home. he’s the bestest boy. ❤️u/foxreina · Aug 23, 2020 · video
- Adopt don't shop! After a year of recovery. Everyone, meet Champy! BTW today is his birthday.u/awakers · Jan 20, 2020 · 92,628 points · 1,486 comments · link
- “Does your dog bite?” “No, it’s worse. She judges”u/shezziebear · Jan 9, 2019 · 89,722 points · 500 comments · image
- Dunkin won't eat his food unless it is microwaved, because he thinks that makes it human foodu/mac_is_crack · Jan 18, 2019 · 85,737 points · 1,730 comments · video
- rescue chonk has his very own support toy while he exercisesu/commonvanilla · Aug 19, 2019 · 80,704 points · 695 comments · video
- The most good boiu/MiniCentaur · May 11, 2019 · 83,364 points · 1,642 comments · video
What r/rarepuppers talks about
Looking at the titles of 150 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “dog”, “pupper”, “happy”, “bert” and “came”. Other frequent themes are weather, rare, baby, months, adopted and fall. Recurring phrases include “fall weather”. By format, 43% are images, 41% are galleries and 15% are videos.
Activity and best time to post
r/rarepuppers gets about 23 new posts a day. The public archive holds 453,666 posts and 3,046,844 comments in total, about 6.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (26 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (14). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/rarepuppers
The moderators of r/rarepuppers list 15 rules. In short:
- Be Kind Please
- No references to or depictions of harm
- All animals are allowed, but your post MUST contain an animal, and the animal must be the focus.
- No swearing, the puppers don't like. [Includes soft swearing]
- Put effort into your title. No asking for upvotes, cliche titles (Reddit, meet X), or banned topics
- Keep it positive. No sad content and grief threads.
- OC is preferred. Stolen content is not allowed.
- Frequent and recent reposts are discouraged.
- Politics, as well as military or police animals, are not allowed.
- Puppertalk is encouraged and welcomed, complaints about it are not.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/rarepuppers 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/rarepuppers have?
r/rarepuppers has 8,137,279 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #96 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,603 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/rarepuppers?
r/rarepuppers was created on Dec 7, 2015, so it has been around for 10 years.
How active is r/rarepuppers?
Very active: r/rarepuppers gets about 23 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 453,666 posts and 3,046,844 comments. In a sample of 150 recent posts we counted 116 different authors.
When is r/rarepuppers most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/rarepuppers about?
The community describes itself as: “This is a subreddit devoted to cute little animols such as puppers, cates and turtols, and all sorts of other cute animols :)” Recent post titles often mention dog, pupper, happy, bert and came. Most posts are images (43%).
Is r/rarepuppers safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/rarepuppers as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/rarepuppers?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/rarepuppers accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Be Kind Please”; “No references to or depictions of harm”; “All animals are allowed, but your post MUST contain an animal, and the animal must be the focus.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/rarepuppers?
Communities with similar topics include r/aww (37.9M), r/WhatsWrongWithYourDog (2.3M), r/leagueoflegends (8.5M), r/MadeMeSmile (12.7M) and r/Futurology (21.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 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/rarepuppers.