Pup Play Groups Australia | Pups and Handlers

Here’s what’s available for pup/pet play in Australia. This page is community managed, so if something is out of date or should be added, let us know.

This page was last updated in July 2025 – however is unlikely to become out of date as the groups and info on this page don’t change.

Pup Play Groups in Australia:

For those looking for local social groups and meetups for puppies and handlers (referred to as PAH), here’s the ones local to you and sorted by state:

NSW-PAH, New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales Pets & Handlers
https://nswpah.org

Q-PAH, Brisbane, Australia
Queensland Pups and Handlers
https://facebook.com/1542544149299443
www.q-pah.org

SA-PAH, Adelaide, Australia
South Australia Pups and Handlers Social Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088969874502988/

SYD-PAH, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Pups and Handlers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1461394487425032/

VIC-PAH, Melbourne, Australia
Victorian Pets and Handlers Group
https://vicpah.org.au and https://www.facebook.com/groups/1529951983945288/

WA-PAH, Perth, Australia
Western Australia Pups And Handlers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092479317442311/

Pet play groups in Australia:

All animals other than dogs/pups:

A-PAT, Queensland, Australia
Australian Ponies & Trainers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/458847478301705/

Pup Play Organisations and Competitions:

Pup Play National Organisations

Australian Pups and Handlers (socials only currently, no groups)

https://www.a-pah.com.au

Pup Play Competitions

Australian Pups and Handlers Competiton

Run by A-PAH annually, open to all Australian-based pups and handlers.

More details and event information on the competition website and socials:

Worldwide Pup Play Chats:

If you want to branch out to meet pups and handlers who might be travelling or want to join the worldwide community, we recommend:

Telegram and Discord groups:

Other social sites: Visit the social section on our site.