We love sharing our dogs on Instagram and it’s a great way to connect with other canine friends. It’s not always easy to get noticed so here are some quick tips on how to make canine friends for you and your dog on Instagram!
Getting Your Dog Noticed On Instagram
- Picture Perfect Puppy
Pictures taken in daylight tend to show the best of your dog. If you’re indoors, try taking photos near well-lit places with a soft lamp. This will also create a nice lighting effect.
- Hashtags Are A Dogs Best Friend
The Instagram Dog community is growing all the time, and often a hashtag is the quickest way to Instagram users to find and discover new Instagram dog accounts.
We recommend you start by looking locally at the dog hashtags near you. Building a highly engaged and local community is a great way to kick start your dogs account.
If you need more help, search the hashtags below and see what other dog owners are doing around the globe.
You might even want to copy and paste some of the most searched canine Instagram hashtags below!
#cute #weeklyfluff #delight_pets #dogsofinstagram #funpetloveclub #dogscorner #dogdailyfeaturesss #inspiredbypets #dachshund #beggintime #pet #buzzfeed #petbox #dog #dogsandpals #mydogiscutest #sausagedogcentral #petfancy #dogs #petstagram #instadog #petsagram #doglover #dogs_of_instagram #instagramdogs #pup #dogoftheday #dogsitting #ilovemydog #instapuppy #dogstagram #lovedogs #lovepuppies #pets #puppy #adorable #puppies #mypets #mydog - Make Canine Friends On Social Media
Simply searching some of the above hashtags and liking your favorite photos will earn you likes and follow-back from other dog lovers.
Beyond following back, you might find dog based events and even other dogs of Instagram accounts near you. It’s a great chance to meet other dog owners and maybe make a puppy friend along the way.
- Instagram Rewards Dogs Who Are Consistent In Posting
Keep up with your photos. The more you post and share the more people can connect with you and your dog.
Ask yourself what times of day you open Instagram to get your puppy fix. Often your dogs instagram fans are just like you!
Try to stick to a schedule of when you post! - Give Your Dog An Instagram Hashtag Of Their Own
Your dogs fans, might not follow right away, start your account with one of your very own doggy hashtags.
In the future you and your dogs fans will be able to look back on your dogs internet social media stardom without even visiting your dogs profile.
This is also a great way to save time if you don’t want to create a whole new Instagram account. Giving your dog their own give your dog their own hashtag, will mean you can search all your dogs photos come up in one easy to scroll page.
Planning Your Dogs Instagram Account Content
Your dog has personality, style, and an attitude all their own. When starting your own doggy Instagram your goal is to focus in on what makes your puppy special.Ask yourself:
Take inspiration from these famous dogs.
If you feel stuck or want to really improve your your puppies Instagram presence, take a look at how Instagram’s most famous dogs keep users coming back for photos every week.
Jiffpom’s Groomer Keeps It Fresh
Jiffpom is groomer has transformed this pomeranian into one of Instagram’s favourite teddy bears. Round, soft and with an expressive face framed by big bright eyes, any photo of Jiffpom tells a “awwww” inspiring story.
Doug The Pug Is The Costume King
People love pugs. On a regular day, your average pug can stop traffic with nothing more than that smush-nosed cuteness. Doug The Pug is anything but average though. His account is chock full of incredible costumes that tell a story and frame the focus directly on his perfect little pug face.
Maddie Lives The Dream
Along with his owner Theron Humphrey, Maddie is a Coonhound who’s life is anything but ordinary. Take a look at this pairs adventures and you’ll see a life that most of us long for on a brake from our office jobs.
Have You Started Your Own Dog’s Instagram Account?
We follow every cute puppy and old rescue’s account we can find! We also love to support the 3 Million Dogs community.If you’ve started your own account, mention it in the comments below and maybe we’ll even feature you on our own Instagram channel!
References
1. Instagram @jasonnipdesign 2. Instagram @xcannedx 3. Facebook
Just posting everyday to keep up with yours followers is the best method! @lulu_goodlife
Definitely gotta be consistent and don’t post bad quality photos! Engaging with people goes down well. 😁 @chihuahualovin
Followed your advice and liked many canine friends on Insta 🙂
I”m having fun with my dogs Insta account.
I have a dog 🐶 that is a cute 3 month old mini dachshund. For practice I go on camera 🎥. Then I post on instagram. She always knows when she is going to have her picture taken. This helped a lot. 🙏. 😀
Being consistent, part of the community, posting great curated content and having fun doing the things you love – oh, and don’t expect “fame” to happen overnight, or try to piggy back on others who have worked hard to get there or silly follow/unfollow techniques (they just work at annoying the community) – it takes time and dedication not luck 😉
I just started a page for my 6 month old dog. Good tips for sure here!
Thank you
Best of luck to everyone!
Just started, posting everday, doing all the tips looks like It don’t work for me
@codyandwillem
LOVE CORGIS??
I’ve been learning a lot about the key to a great dog/corgi instagram and I think I’m doing an alright job….
What do you think? I can’t take all the credit, Chapo is the star for sure!
@elchapothecorgi
@princesabre_thefloof
I just started an insta for my chihuahua🥰
Great tips!
@bean_thechipom
Hi! Loved reading your article. I work for a detection dog conservation group that rescues dogs who have an insane need to play fetch. We harness this passion and use it for good. We are Rogue Detection Teams (@roguedogs.org) and on Instagram we’re #conservationunleashed and #roguedogs. We train these shelter dogs to sniff for rare and endangered species around the world! I was interested in this article because we have 20 detection dogs (!)so finding that particular niche in which to engage with a wider community and inspire them in our dogs and work has been challenging since we can’t focus on just one dog. Still, loving the advice and we’ll keep plugging away. #thankyou #mydogismy #wildlifehero
@weimThugLife
For one of my new rescues 💙
Would love some interaction and feedback on my new Dogstagram!
@louis.barkstrong
I just started an account for my puppy Louie. His account is @adogcalledlouie he’d love for you to give him a peek. Photographing him has become a side passion for his me.
@noviflutters Novi is having a blast going hiking we try and pack out trash when we go. A family that hikes together stays together.
Thanks for the advice!! Our IG is @olafthenewf. 🙂
Thank u!!! So many useful tips
@pearlthehiddengem
Follow the journey of a Golden Retriever based in London @vinnie_the_golden <3
Thanks for the nice tips!
Please check out @sprout.thegsd
We would love to be featured. 🙂
Check out @romeo_pompom ‘s IG page if you like Pomeranians 🙂
Daily pictures as well as a lot of cute outfits.
@buddythegoldenheart
@rex.raclette
Were having fun posting pics and learning about how to create a successful instagram account.
@koda_from_canada
My two Brindle doggies have an account @2_brindle_babes.
Thanks for the great tips!
Just stumbled on this post when looking up new hashtags lol. But I love the tips. We’re currently “re-doing” our dog’s IG page to fit more with her personality/with a theme!
@mimimaria_thechihuahua
Started a page for our rescue dog Henry . We adopted Henry last October. I started his Instagram page January 15, 2020! I appreciate your information!! Check him out @henrys.world2020
He’s turned our world around!
Thanks, Sally
Thanks for the tips!! My pup is @olafthenewf 🙂
I started an Instagram page for our rescue dog Henry last month and am having lots of fun with it. Appreciate all of these helpful tips!!
@henrys.world2020
I love everything and all doggos.. hoping to share my sunshiny face with everyone to offer a bit of an escape and happiness in this crazy world :p
– Darrelthedoge
@Cooper_1_pup_ is our one year old doodle from Newfoundland. I’m starting to learn after making mistakes, what do you think?
I am trying to get my dog Loki more friends on Instagram I try posting everyday and using hashtags. I just started in January. Any suggestions!? Please follow! Lowkey_loki2016
Awesome advice! 😊
@innothelabsky
@foxredbailey2020
16 week old fox red labrador pup!
We are love making new friends 🐶❤️@aceisoninsta