PDFA Dog Club Inc

08/03/2025

Don’t let anyone convince you that dry kibble is safer to feed your pet over minimally processed pet food.

In the past 5 years, over 69 million pounds of pet food have been recalled. The leading cause was mold contamination (aflatoxins), accounting for 60 million pounds, all from ultra-processed kibble.

The second most common reason was bacterial contamination. 8 million pounds were recalled due to harmful bacteria like Salmonella and Listeria. Kibble made up 97.7% of these recalls.

Refrigerated cooked foods accounted for 1.4%

Raw pet food was even lower, at just 0.7%

When it comes to safety, the data is clear: minimally processed pet food isn’t the risk—ultra-processed kibble is.

Check out the Truth About Pet Food for more tips like this!

08/03/2025

Do you know what the most common natural disaster in the United States is?

Floods.

That's why it's essential you and your dog are prepared.

Get even more flood safety tips:
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08/03/2025

Prebiotic Toppers for your Dog's Bowl! 🫐

While dogs and cats don’t require added starch to be healthy, they do need healthy sources of fiber to maintain a thriving microbiome🦠, and consumption of only protein and healthy fats are inadequate for this purpose. Their gastrointestinal ecosystems need fiber-dense roughage (aka the prebiotic fibers that constitute “good carbs”) without the added glycemic index/sugar spike of consuming refined, highly processed starch. The “good carbs/bad carbs” discussion can be summed up by most nutritionists in one statement: there’s a big metabolic difference between eating broccoli and eating white bread.

🥄Start with small amounts, rotate ingredients, and serve raw or lightly steamed.

👉 You can find more on building a better bowl with the right fiber-rich foods and fresh toppers in our book The Forever Dog LIFE - packed with practical tips, recipes, and nutrition insights.

08/03/2025

07/10/2025

Great news this morning. We have now finished testing the ability to enter your dog twice in the same trial! So that will be available immediately but READ THIS WHOLE POST FOR RESTRICTIONS!

Not all Clubs will offer this option. Clubs will be updating their Event listings and premiums soon. In general, if it's not offered, you enter 1 Regular class per Trial (except you can enter Instinct and Novice in the same trial). Clubs may offer up to 2 Trials per day.

If offered, there are only certain classes that can be entered this way. At least one must be a B class. See the listing in the rules (and copypasta here). YOU CANNOT ENTER MASTER B TWICE IN THE SAME TRIAL (just yelling because I know some of you will ask :) ). You can enter two different B classes but not twice in the same class level.

And obviously, you can't enter a Class you aren't yet eligible to enter. So you can't enter Novice B plus Senior A if you don't have a RATO yet.

Contact your Club to see if they will be offering these options. Clubs which regularly fill very quickly almost certainly will not. Clubs that don't fill may but are not required to.

07/10/2025

Carrot Chips for Dogs 🥕🐾
https://mydogrecipe.com/carrot-chips-for-dogs-recipe/

06/15/2025

The Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen is a French scenthound. Somewhat active and never high-strung, yet GBGVs are busy dogs who don’t tire easily.

Why do you love the breed?

06/15/2025

As of today, we have sold 14 of the 100 tickets. We will continue to sell tickets until they are sold or at the last day of the show which ever comes first 

06/15/2025

Another successful shed cleanup by PDFA members.
Patty Reushle , Sue McClure, Debbie Petty, Laura Vogel, Ruth Dunbar, Bear and Desiree, Mike Parker, Melanie White, Sherlyn Caldwell, Bill Costilla, Sharon Emmons, Melanie White, Bear and Desiree, and Susan Forbes directing. Thank you everyone who came out to help! We will let you know when we pick a date to do inventory. Can't believe how awsome it looks now!

06/03/2025

The Australian Shepherd, the cowboy’s herding dog of choice, is a medium-sized worker with a keen, penetrating gaze in the eye.

Why do you love the breed?