It was WA-PAH's first time hosting the prestigeous annual competition, and they really knocked it out of the park, showing that the Western pups can really bring it!

The festivities kicked off with a Meet & Sniff event on Friday evening, where Bears Perth opened their regular den to pups and handlers from across the country. Two Handlers and Four Pups stood up to tell the crowd who they were and why they wanted to take home the title.

Saturday kicked off with Walkies through the scenic Northbridge, followed up that evening with the Stage Competition, where our very own Pup Luca was crowned Australian Pup 2023. Bowser from WA was crowned Australian Handler 2023.

Sunday we wound down with a series of insighful Workshops and the traditional Victory Mosh.

Along with Pup Luca, Q-PAH would also like to offer huge congratulations to former Q-PAH President Skout, who became runner up Australian Handler 2023.

We'd also like to thank current Q-PAH President Sir Tigs for producing the competition, Q-PAH Secretary Pup Oxford for representing us on the judging panel, Queensland Handler 2003 Zeo for wearing the QPHC sash so proudly, and to all the many Queenslanders who made the journey to show their support.

If you coudln't make it to the competition, you can re-watch all the fun and excitement of the competition on APHC's YouTube Channel.