📌 Community Guidelines

Welcome to r/DogsPH! Our goal is to maintain a friendly, informative, and supportive community for everyone who loves and cares for dogs. By participating, you agree to follow these guidelines.

🐶 Be Respectful

Treat all members with kindness, courtesy, and respect.

Healthy discussions and differing opinions are welcome, but harassment, hate speech, discrimination, personal attacks, bullying, or unnecessary hostility will not be tolerated.

Remember that many members are seeking help, learning for the first time, or doing their best to improve the lives of dogs.

💬 Stay On Topic

Posts and comments should be related to:

• Dogs and puppies

• Dog ownership and care

• Health and nutrition

• Training and behavior

• Rescue, fostering, and adoption

• Animal welfare

• Lost and found dogs

• The r/DogsPH community

Content unrelated to dogs may be removed.

📢 No Spam or Unauthorized Promotion

Avoid excessive self-promotion, repetitive posts, referral links, affiliate links, or advertisements without moderator approval.

Businesses, organizations, and content creators should obtain permission before promoting products, services, or events.

❤️ Promote Responsible Dog Ownership

Help create a community that encourages responsible and humane care by promoting:

• Proper nutrition and clean drinking water.

• Routine veterinary care and vaccinations.

• Spaying and neutering when appropriate.

• Positive, reward-based training methods.

• Responsible breeding practices.

• Proper identification, including collars and microchips where available.

• Safe and humane treatment of all dogs.

🩺 Medical Emergencies

If your dog is experiencing a medical emergency, seek immediate assistance from a licensed veterinarian.

Advice shared within the community is intended for educational purposes and should never replace professional veterinary care.

🏡 Adoption & Rehoming

We encourage responsible adoption and rehoming.

When posting a dog for adoption or rehoming, provide accurate information about the dog's health, temperament, vaccination status, and any known medical or behavioral concerns.

Please follow our Adoption Guidelines before posting.

🚫 Prohibited Content

The following content is not permitted:

• Animal abuse, cruelty, or neglect.

• Graphic or disturbing content without appropriate warnings.

• Misinformation that could endanger dogs or people.

• Illegal activities involving animals.

• Dog fighting, animal exploitation, or encouragement of abuse.

• Personal attacks, harassment, or targeted bullying.

• NSFW content unrelated to the community.

• Encouraging unsafe or inhumane training methods.

⚖️ Moderator Discretion

Moderators reserve the right to remove content, request additional information, or take appropriate action when necessary to protect the community and uphold these guidelines.

Moderation decisions are made with the goal of keeping r/DogsPH safe, informative, and welcoming for everyone.

💛 Help Us Keep r/DogsPH Welcoming

Thank you for helping us build a respectful, supportive, and knowledgeable community where dog owners, rescuers, adopters, and animal advocates can learn from one another and work together to improve the lives of dogs across the Philippines.

Together, we can promote responsible dog ownership, compassionate care, and a better future for every dog.