Applications are OPEN for the 2026 European Puppy & Handler Contest! Want to compete? Visit our 2026 contest page for full details on eligibility, requirements, and how to apply. ⏰ Deadline: 28 December at 23:59. Don’t miss out! epahc.eu/contests/contest-2026/

Europe is calling. Travel, connect, and make your mark across the continent — not just stay in one place!! Discover dates, prep tips, and sponsorship opportunities. epahc.eu/contests/contest-2026/ #PuppyPlayEurope #HandlerLife #QueerCommunity #LeatherLife

🐾✨ Congrats to Pup Dreewus, your new Puppy Italia 2026! From Pirandellian charms to boundless kindness & creativity, you embody the inclusive spirit of Puppy Play — no invisible walls, just one big map for us all. 💜 Welcome to the role, we can’t wait to see what you bring!

🌴 Maspalomas Fetish Pride is back! 🌊✨ 10 days of sun, sea & kink: 2–13 Oct 2025. 🐶🔥 Special guest: Buumi, President of European Pup and Handler 🎟️ Plus: 12th Oct raffle at Vibe — raising funds for Checkpoint, the island’s sexual health clinic. 👉 maspalomasfetishpride.com

Congrats to Pup Mace, our new Puppy Denmark! 🐾 Full of energy (and a little mischief), you’ll often spot him in latex – grey is his colour, but he shines in black too. We’re excited to see the spark he brings to Denmark & the European pup family! ✨

🚧 We’re Under Construction! 🛠️ The European Pup & Handler website is getting a makeover! While we develop exciting new sections to better support and celebrate our community, please bear with us 💙🐾 New resources, events, and learning content are on the way and much more!

Pup play goes beyond the binary. 🐾 To every non-binary pup + handler: you belong, you’re valid, you’re unleashed. Let’s wag proud and protect our vibrant pack. 💛

🎉🐾 Happy Birthday to the new Top Doggo of European Pup & Handler – Bummi! 🐶❤️🩶 Wishing you a tail-wagging year ahead filled with joy, community, and all the best woofs & awoos! 💫💖

🐾 Huge congrats to @pupuzuma.bsky.social – our new Puppy Germany 2025! 💙 Your message of visibility, honesty & kink pride is inspiring. Wags also to the @PuppyGermany.bsky.social team for another fantastic election! 👏 We’re proud to bark alongside you. 🐶💫

OUR RIGHTS. YOUR RIGHTS. TOGETHER. This Pride Month, the European Puppy & Handler community stands proudly for freedom, visibility, and unity. We honour our history, celebrate our joy, and fight for a future where every identity is respected and every kink is seen. 🐾🏳️‍🌈 Together, we’re stronger.

Congrats to Pup Miko (@pupmikoaut.bsky.social) on becoming the next Puppy Majestic (’25–’26)! 🐾✨ Wishing you a year full of growth, joy & tail wags. Can’t wait to see all you bring to the community! Thanks to h.ff.k for supporting the pup scene with heart.❤️🤍

🌈🧠 Pride Mantras for Mental Health Today marks both IDAHOBIT and Mental Health Awareness Week. These mantras are for the quiet moments when you need to remember: You are valid. You are loved. You are enough. Say them. Save them. Share them. 💬

In your love. In your identity. In your kink. In your joy. This #IDAHOBIT2025, as far-right hate rises across Europe, remember: You are not a phase. You are not too much. You are not alone. You are VALID — and always will be.

Emotional well-being is vital in kink and pup play, enhancing joy and connection through consent and safety. Key elements are communication, recognising triggers, regular check-ins, and aftercare. Respecting needs fosters safer, stronger bonds. 🌈🐾

EU Pups, Handlers & Allies—ACT NOW! Help ban conversion therapy across the EU by signing this official initiative before 16 May: eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#... Every signature counts. Let’s protect our pack. #BanConversionTherapy #EuropeanPupAndHandler

🐾 Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠 What’s your pup or handler name? How does it support your emotional or mental wellbeing? 🌍 Reply in your native language (add English if you can). Let’s celebrate healing through pup play 💬👇 #PupPlay #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

[2/2] 🍲 Eat something grounding 🐕‍🦺 Let play heal you 🧘‍♀️ Stillness is sacred Mental health in pupspace isn’t one-size-fits-all—it includes movement, mindfulness, and kink-affirming joy. Let your tail wag inside. #HealingThroughPlay #NeurodivergentJoy #Pupspace

🧠💖 Mental Health Awareness Week 💖🐾 Mental health looks different for everyone. For pups & handlers, self-care might mean rest, water, play, or soft textures & silly rituals. Let these affirmations meet you where you are. ✨ Rest isn’t lazy 💧 Hydration matters [1/2]

Mask on, walls down. This is Riki: Before the hood. After the hood. Behind the bark is healing, heart, and humanity. Pup gear helps many feel seen and safe. What does your gear mean to you? Share with #MindUnleashed for #MentalHealthVisibilityWeek.

It's #MentalHealthWeek, and in the pup & handler community, our strength lies in our pack. 🐾 Connect by sending a bark, wag, or snuggle. 🌟 Discover our top suggestions for supporting your pack this week. #YouAreNotAlone

It's #MentalHealthWeek 🧠 Prioritise mental well-being—it's crucial now more than ever. Let's initiate dialogue, dismantle stigma, and support each other. Stay tuned as we share insights and reminders that you're not alone. #MentalWellness

Lesbian Visibility Day is a reminder: cis, trans, and non-binary lesbians and queer femmes have always been vital to fetish and kink spaces. Your existence is power. We reject all attempts to police identity. You define yourself. You are seen. You are celebrated.

We want to acknowledge a delay in sharing this—due to a recent operational reshuffle—but our gratitude and message is no less heartfelt. The march is over—but the movement is not. We keep going. We keep rising.

Please welcome and congratulate our new titleholders for 2025: Puppy Europe @pupkhao.bsky.social Handler Europe @kinkysteve92.bsky.social

Enjoying your #Darklands weekend? Why not make it even better and get the chance to win a £100 voucher & other prizes in our raffle drawn tomorrow at 18h Tickets on sale from 15h30 today from our contestants til 17h tomorrow. Tix can be redeemed for an anniversary pin!! Details below ⬇️

Want to support your new European Puppy & Handler who will be elected on Sunday 2nd March? You can now pre-order your anniversary pin badge to be collected @DarklandsFest Our friends at Puppy UK are handling the sale thru their PayPal on www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

Meet our judging panel for the 10th edition of the European Puppy & Handler Contest next week at Darklands!

🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨 Announcing the candidates for our 10th Anniversary Contest @darklandsfest.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨🚨 Want to enter our 10th Anniversary Contest and be our next Handler Europe or Puppy Europe?? You have just over 26 hours to apply….by clicking on the links in the post below:

Still thinking about entering this year’s European Puppy and Handler Contest?? You have three days left to enter!! Click on the links below Applications close Sunday 12th January at 2359GMT

The applications for the 3rd edition of #pupsoccer at @DarklandsFest are now open! Playtime: Sat March 1st, 1pm till 2:30pm. Dress code: puppy + sportswear Team size: 3 pups (you can apply alone) Apply via: pupsoccer.net Sponsored by @MOG_Europe and @thepoundstudio.bsky.social Sharing is caring

It’s time to handle blue sky @pupmikoaut.bsky.social @epahc.bsky.social

🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨 Applications for European Puppy and Handler Contest 2025 are now open!!! To apply please click on the below: - Puppy: forms.gle/tXKPYJYifr4G2H… - Handler: forms.gle/x8kGBh6s1vsakb��� applications close on Sunday 12th January 23:59hrs GMT

Das ist Astra (he/him) Puppy Germany 2024 Jury PPG e.V. Verdienstpfote 2024 Jury www.puppygermany.de

Das ist Kerberos (he/him) Puppy Germany 2024 Jury PPG e.V. Verdienstpfote 2024 Jury www.puppygermany.de

Beautiful people ❤️🐾 Thank you to all the candidates for entering! Thanks to all in front and behind the scenes! The EPAHC Team epahc.eu

Results are in @epahc.bsky.social 2024 European Puppy 2024 Astra 1st runner up Axel 2nd runner Umbra European Handler 2024 Kerberos epahc.eu

Introducing the judges for EPAHC 2024 Maxwell – Italian Fetishmen 2023 – Representing the European fetish community (he/him)

Time for you to vote for your favourite contestants and help us elect the next Puppy Europe! epahc.eu Opens on Thursday 22nd and closes Saturday 2nd March 23:59UTC

Introducing the judges for EPAHC 2024 Ritchi – IPTC International Puppy 2023 – Representing the international puppy community (he/they)

Introducing the judges for EPAHC 2024 Handler Chris – IPTC International Handler 2023 – Representing the international handler community (he/him)

Introducing the judges for EPAHC 2024 Kirk – European Puppy 2023 – Representing the European puppy community (he/him)

Introducing the judges for EPAHC 2024 Jeremy Feist – Mr Leatherman Toronto 2016 – representing the leather community (he/they)

Introducing the adjudicator for EPAHC 2024 Spot (he/him)

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Kerberos representing Austria European Handler Candidate 2024 Read about Kerberos‘ bio on our website. epahc.eu

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Astra representing Ireland European Puppy Candidate 2024 Read about Astra‘s bio on our website. epahc.eu

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Wyatt representing Italy European Puppy Candidate 2024 Read about Wyatt‘s bio on our website. epahc.eu

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Axel representing Italy European Puppy Candidate 2024 Read about Axel‘s bio on our website. epahc.eu

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Umbra representing Spain European Puppy Candidate 2024 Read about Umbra‘s bio on our website. epahc.eu

Introducing the candidates for European Puppy And Handler Contest 2024 Ruki representing Germany European Puppy Candidate 2024 Read about Ruki‘s bio on our website. epahc.eu