Hashtags are a handy way to help get your canine content discovered on Instagram.
In this article, you’ll learn:
- How Choosing The Right Hashtags Can Help Make Your Dog Instagram Famous
- Hashtag Density and Why it Matters
- What Low, Medium, and High-Density Hashtags Look Like
- 100 Dog Hashtags For Your Next Post
- 3 Copy and Paste-able Set of 30 Low and Medium Dog Hashtags
How Choosing The Right Hashtags Can Help Make Your Dog Instagram Famous
Hashtags are a powerful way to grow your dog’s account. These words and keywords help categorize content across the platform and allow for users to find posts related to that specific hashtag.
For example, whenever anyone searches on Instagram for a specific hashtag, they are taken to a screen that shows Top Posts and Most Recent. Your goal is to rank on the Top Posts tab so whenever someone searches for that hashtag, they will see your content.
The more people that discover your content from hashtags, the better your chance for engagement and follows from these users.
You can use up to 30 hashtags on each post, and up to 10 hashtags per Story to help get your content discovered.
If you want to brush up on hashtag basics, I recommend you read this article to learn what hashtags are, how they work, and how you can use them for your feed and Story posts.
However, you shouldn’t just use any random hashtags on your post. You must be strategic and smart about what hashtags you use.
Hashtag Density and Why it Matters
Hashtags come in all shapes and sizes. As you choose which 30 hashtags to use, keep in mind what their density is.
What I mean by density is the current number of posts that have used that hashtag. Said another way, the higher the hashtag density, the harder the competition.
This matters because if a hashtag density is too high (i.e., too competitive), the less likely your post will make it to the Top Posts section. If you’re using all high density, highly competitive hashtags that millions of other users are also using, your chances of ranking on the Top Posts page are low.
What Low, Medium, and High-Density Hashtags Look Like
These hashtag density levels can be thought of as:
- High-density hashtags. These are super popular hashtags with more than 500K posts associated with them. These are common hashtags like #love, #happy, or #dog. Use these sparingly, if at all. Why? It’s highly unlikely your content will be served up to someone that clicks on that hashtag given the millions of posts also using the same tag.
Pupfluencer Pro Tip: Be careful using free online hashtag generators as those tools usually only pull high-density hashtags. You always want to tailor your set of 30 hashtags to be specific to your content vs general and oversaturated.
- Medium-density hashtags. These are mid-range hashtags with about 50K – 500K posts. These types of hashtags are the sweet spot. They have less competition, making it easier to rank on the Top Posts page.
- Low-density hashtags. These are hashtags with less than 50K posts. With these hashtags, you have an even better chance of ranking on the Top Posts page. However, since these are the most specific type of hashtags, it’s likely you will get less visibility since fewer people are searching for that topic.
As an example, #dog has been used in 297M posts, which makes it a high-density hashtag. That means if you post a photo to your feed and use #dog, you are competing with 297 MILLION other posts. I do not recommend using oversaturated, high-density hashtags like this.
Instead, use a mix of medium and low-density hashtags to increase your chances of your content making it to the Top Posts of that hashtag’s search page.
100 Dog Hashtags For Your Next Post
To help you start the month strong, I’ve pulled 100 dog-related hashtags you can copy and paste in your next post.
High-Density Dog Hashtags
#dogoftheday
#doglover
#ilovemydog
#petstagram
#pets
#puppylove
#puppies
#puppiesofinstagram
#dogs_of_instagram
#petsofinstagram
Medium Density Hashtags
#puppypic
#dogphotos
#dogphotooftheday
#dogphotographylife
#dogsmiles
#dogmomma
#dogmomproblems
#doghikers
#dogfunny
#dogmania
#dogdaysofinstagram
#dogstagramdog
#dogsarefamilytoo
#dogparklife
#dogstagrams
#doghair
#dogsinsnow
#doginfluencers
#dogdayafternoon
#dogstagrm
#dogpaws
#doggyworld
#doghiking
#dogswithattitude
#doggylover
#dogtrick
#dogswithstyle
#dogsdayout
#dogforlife
#dogsdogsdogs
#dogloversofig
#dogdog
#dogheaven
#dogsleep
#dogsruletheworld
#doggyheaven
#dogsofinatagram
#dogopower
#dogsarebetter
#dogsareawesome
#dogsforlife
#dogfun
#dogmomaf
#doglove❤️
#dogsareagirlsbestfriend
#dogofig
#dogsinstagram
#dogsgram
#dogoftheweek
#doglike
#doggycuddles
#dogmumlife
#doghike
#puppycuteness
#puppylovin
#puppylove❤️
#pupperoni
#pupster
#puppysmile
#puppyofig
#puppyloves
#pupperinos
#puppyphoto
#cutestpup
#bestpup
Low Density Hashtags
#dogsofinstaworld
#dogsofamerica
#pupperlife
#cutedogsofinsta
#cutedogclub
#cutedogphotos
#cutedogsig
#funnydoggy
#puppylove🐾
#dogloversclub
#woofstock
#woofoftheday
#woofdaily
#woofs
#doggymom
#doggydate
#dogpicsdaily
#dogpassion
#doglifestagram
#cutestdogsoftheday
#cutestdogsofinstagram
#mansbestfriend🐾
#furbabymomma
#furbabylife
#pawtyanimal
Copy and Paste-able Set of 30 Low and Medium Dog Hashtags
To make it even easier for you, here are three sets you can copy and paste directly into your next post. Each of these sets uses a mix of low and medium hashtags.
Dog Hashtag Set 1
Dog Hashtag Set 2
Dog Hashtag Set 3
Using these and other relevant hashtags you research on your own will help get your dog on the right path to Insta-fame. #GoodLuck
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