{"id":1049395,"date":"2026-09-07T19:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1049395\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:24:22","slug":"the-north-side-of-chicago-goes-to-the-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1049395\/","title":{"rendered":"The North Side of Chicago goes to the pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Midwest Pet &amp; Handler Contest returned to Chicago the weekend of September 4-6, kicking off with a meet-and-greet at Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark Street, where the two contestants, Pup Shimmer and Pup Defiant, were introduced and asked various questions about themselves, pet play and the community at large.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MPAH-Judges-Panel-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466048\"  \/>MPAH Judges Panel 2026   Photo by Joe Stevens<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the Chicago Rose, 6525 N. Clark Street, hosted a pet mosh and various classes on pet play, including, finding your pet identity, knowing your pet\u2019s limits, and inclusivity in pet play. The various classes were hosted by Pocket Wolfspitz, Pup Baxter, Pup Scout and Pup Dodger.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pup-Defiant-Midwest-Pet-2026-Midwest-Handler-2025-2026-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466050\"  \/>Pup Defiant, Midwest Pet 2026 &amp; Midwest Handler 2025 &amp; 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contest took place at Charlie\u2019s Chicago, 3726 N. Broadway, the following evening and was again emcee\u2019d by Diamond Devereaux-Yaki. Last year\u2019s winner, Puppycat Momo, gave their step-down speech and passed their title sash down to this year\u2019s winner, Pup Defiant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were no entries for Handler this year, so, last year\u2019s winner, Daddy Mase, will graciously continue his title reign for another year. A victory party followed the contest at The Chicago Eagle, 4713 N. Broadway Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0709-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466124\"  \/>Daddy Mase, Center, Midwest Handler 2025 &amp; 2026.   Photo by Joe Stevens<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Emcee-Diamond-Devereaux-Yaki-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466054\"  \/>Emcee, Diamond Devereaux-Yaki .   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