Hide and Seek

8 Oct 2025

211 – Best In Show – APHC 2025

Interviews, Society & Culture, Travel

The Australian Pups and Handlers Competition returned to Melbourne last weekend, and Jon got along to see the dogs raise the ruff. We heard from the founder, Pup Tycho, and Handler James about how APHC has changed over the years, and the visitors told us what they thought of the different events. We got to know all of the competitors on the night! Stick around to the end to hear the winners being crowned!

Handler Competitors

Handler Huw from SA-PAH

Kitty Katastrophy from VicPAH

Pup Competitors

Cobalt from VicPAH

Lycan from Victoria

Blitzie from VicPAH

Axel from VicPAH

Leo from SydPAH and Q-PAH

Chase from SA-PAH

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Australian Pup and Handler Competition is @auspahc and on the web at aphc.net.au

QPAH
WA-PAH 
SA-PAH 
Syd-PAH 
Vic-PAH 

We previously covered APHC in 2022 when it was held in Meanjin/Brisbane, in episodes 105 – Power of Dog and 109 – Shaggy Dog Stories. We also covered the comp in 2023 in Boorloo/Perth, in episode 145 – Up to Scratch and its Sextra

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This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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