What are dogs communities?

Communities for dog owners to share training tips, health advice, and photos. Pet forums host multi-species communities with strong dog sections, complemented by breed-specific Reddit subreddits and Discord servers for everything from puppy questions to senior dog care.

Where do most dogs communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (71% of 21 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical dogs community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 485K members and the median is 49K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (86%). Others that show up often include member perks and paid community.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Dogs topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Dogs Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends & Data...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 21 dogs communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: dogs listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-01-27

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Communities: 21
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 485K
Median members: 49K

Where Dogs Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
15(71%)
Reddit
2(10%)
Discord
2(10%)
Facebook
1(5%)
X / Twitter
1(5%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
18(86%)
Chat communities
2(10%)
Other platforms
1(5%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (86%).

Independent Platforms leads with 71%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (10%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
1(5%)
Small
20-100 members
1(5%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(5%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(5%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(29%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(14%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(14%)

5 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (485K vs 49K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Dogs Differs From Other Categories

Dogs is larger than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Dogs	Hive Index average
Free to join	81%	85%
Median members	49K	25K
Average members	485K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	19%	15%
Discord share	10%	16%
Topic pageviews / mo	485	714

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
86%
Member Perks
52%
Paid Community
19%

Niche Features

Live Chat
14%
Newsletter
14%
Online/Offline Events
14%
Courses
5%

Forum appears on 86% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 76

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	15	71%	27	36%
Reddit	2	10%	6	8%
Discord	2	10%	17	22%
Facebook	1	5%	22	29%
X / Twitter	1	5%	4	5%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms hosts 71% of listings and 36% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
55(72%)
Chat communities
17(22%)
Other platforms
4(5%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
56(74%)
Member Perks
21(28%)
Live Chat
20(26%)
Paid Community
6(8%)
Newsletter
5(7%)
Courses
3(4%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Massive
26(34%)
Huge
24(32%)
Gigantic
8(11%)
Large
6(8%)
Small
3(4%)

Top-clicked listings

Dog Lover
22(29%)
Dogs of Discord
11(14%)
Doggo Paradise
6(8%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

UK Pet Forums Forum
Independent Platforms · 5.0 stars · 236K members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Dogs. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-01-27

FAQ

: Communities for dog owners to share training tips, health advice, and photos. Pet forums host multi-species communities with strong dog sections, complemented by breed-specific Reddit subreddits and Discord servers for everything from puppy questions to senior dog care.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (71% of 21 listings).
: 81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 485K members and the median is 49K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (86%). Others that show up often include member perks and paid community.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Dogs topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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