Vaccinations And Socialisations

[Barts]

When is it alright to socialise a new puppy.

When i get my girl she will have had her first Vaccination, with just one injection am i able to her to my friend and families houses. I would only take her to my parents, my best friends and my wifes aunties house. They all have dog, none are sick or have been sick, as far as it goes my mates dalmation gets skin cancers, my mothers dog is paralised in the back legs (some drunk arsehole kicked him on new years 2 years ago, rudi ran off after getting spooked by fireworks), and my wife's labrador is a very fat but extermely happy and socialable. None have had parvo or any other virus or illnesses at there home, niether have next door neighbours.

Can i take her to those places or should i wait until she has her seconded vaccination.

Any ideas?

[Pug Hugger]

Congrats on your new puppy.

I am bringing my little boy home on Saturday - my breeder told me not to take him out to other dogs until about 14 weeks (after his twelve week vaccinations, with two weeks for them to work)

but I am no means an authority - that is just what I was told, and since she is an ex-vet nurse I am happy to listen!

[Barts]

Congrats on your new puppy.

I am bringing my little boy home on Saturday - my breeder told me not to take him out to other dogs until about 14 weeks (after his twelve week vaccinations, with two weeks for them to work)

but I am no means an authority - that is just what I was told, and since she is an ex-vet nurse I am happy to listen!

I've been told simliar, not by a vet but just dog owners, mainly because the vaccination doesn't protect against enough at that age. But i thought that if its only a couple of places that have no risk of virus or illness if it is alright, i just don't want to coop her up in my yard for over a month without checking out "other places" and animals.

Thanks

barts

[SpikesPuppy]

Hi

The first 16 or so weeks of your pup's life are the most important of all. Especially for socialisation purposes. You need to expose your pup to as many new experiences as possible, but also prevent her from having bad or frightening experiences, and of course you need to protect her from disease.

Meeting other vaccinated dogs (on private property is best, or at least an area where dog's aren't common) who are good with puppies, and preferably ones who will tell a puppy when 'enough is enough' adn teach it doggy manners is much advised.

Puppy Pre School is highly recommended by many people- and can be a great place to get advice, meet other puppy owners and have your dog meet other puppies and you also learn basic commands.

My youngest dog is 19 weeks old, until she was fully vaccinated I carried her everywhere (taking several sheets of newspaper with me in case she needed to toilet) I could. I took her into shops, I took her to cafes and sat outside with her on my lap, took her to the local primary school, train station, shopping strip, in the car, on the train, pretty much anywhere I could think of to expose her to as much as possible. We also attended puppy pre school. However she is only a small breed (will mature under 10kg), so this was relatively easy. If your pup is bigger it wont be so easy but I still recommend getting her out and about.

If the dogs your pup mixes with are vaccinated then there shouldn't be any problems at all

Also, if you google 'puppy socialisation' and similar, you will find lots of information about socialisation- I found a few 'checklists' which I printed off and ticked off the different things my pup and I did.

Good luck with your little girl What breed is she?

[Pug Hugger]

That is some great advice SpikesTerrier, thanks that has been quite helpful to me as well. Those checklists are a great idea and I will certainly be using them!

[Poodle wrangler]

I've also read to wait until 2nd vaccs + at least 10 days for neighbourhood walks.

Parvo can live in the soil for years, but you have to weigh this up against the benefits of socialisation.

I used to walk our pup in the front yard, up the driveway and a little way up the hill before this, but there are no dogs living nearby either.

Sorry, not qualified to say whether or not to take pup to these other people's houses.

What do the vets say?

[Barts]

Hi

The first 16 or so weeks of your pup's life are the most important of all. Especially for socialisation purposes. You need to expose your pup to as many new experiences as possible, but also prevent her from having bad or frightening experiences, and of course you need to protect her from disease.

Meeting other vaccinated dogs (on private property is best, or at least an area where dog's aren't common) who are good with puppies, and preferably ones who will tell a puppy when 'enough is enough' adn teach it doggy manners is much advised.

Puppy Pre School is highly recommended by many people- and can be a great place to get advice, meet other puppy owners and have your dog meet other puppies and you also learn basic commands.

My youngest dog is 19 weeks old, until she was fully vaccinated I carried her everywhere (taking several sheets of newspaper with me in case she needed to toilet) I could. I took her into shops, I took her to cafes and sat outside with her on my lap, took her to the local primary school, train station, shopping strip, in the car, on the train, pretty much anywhere I could think of to expose her to as much as possible. We also attended puppy pre school. However she is only a small breed (will mature under 10kg), so this was relatively easy. If your pup is bigger it wont be so easy but I still recommend getting her out and about.

If the dogs your pup mixes with are vaccinated then there shouldn't be any problems at all

Also, if you google 'puppy socialisation' and similar, you will find lots of information about socialisation- I found a few 'checklists' which I printed off and ticked off the different things my pup and I did.

Good luck with your little girl What breed is she?

Thanks for the advice, i feel the same way about socialisation and want to take her everywhere, but not at the expense of her health. All the dogs at friends and family are good natured dogs, but the first visit will be closely supervised because nothing is 100%. None of the dogs are sick or have had any real illness, i've looked into cause i'm putting nothing to chance.

I've also read to wait until 2nd vaccs + at least 10 days for neighbourhood walks.

Parvo can live in the soil for years, but you have to weigh this up against the benefits of socialisation.

I used to walk our pup in the front yard, up the driveway and a little way up the hill before this, but there are no dogs living nearby either.

Sorry, not qualified to say whether or not to take pup to these other people's houses.

What do the vets say?

I know about parvo, i've seen what it can do and am trying my hardest to protect my girl from it. like i've said before i really want to socialise her but not at the expense of her help, i want to take her around the place with me, i want her to meet new dogs and i don't want to wait a full month before i can do this.

Again thanks for the advice, i've taken it all on board.

My little girl is a Stafford, first photo she is 2 weeks, second photos she is 4 week, and the last one she is 6 weeks and really recent apparently she doesn't want to sit still, to much to see.

[SpikesPuppy]

Okay, she is gorgeous!!! I really like the Staffords with those markings (big white collar and white front legs), absolutely stunning.

It can be really hard to decide what to do, with everyone giving different opinons. Go with what you feel comfortable with.

Good luck with her

[Barts]

Okay, she is gorgeous!!! I really like the Staffords with those markings (big white collar and white front legs), absolutely stunning.

It can be really hard to decide what to do, with everyone giving different opinons. Go with what you feel comfortable with.

Good luck with her

she is georgous, the funny thing is in all the picture before 6 weeks i thought she had a full white collar, but after i got the 6 week old pics i saw she only has a half collar, though its still full and thick. A little oversight on the breeders part but i don't care, it give her character...she definitly is unique and i love her all the more for it.

[percyk]

it depends on the area u live in

some neighbourhoods present less risk because the people tend to vaccinate their dogs ( i know some people have said to me that they dont bother to vaccinate each year cos their dogs never leave their rural property but i believe u can walk parvo in your shoes and some breeders have insisted on taking shoes off before visiting unvaccinated pups and washing ur hands b4 and after...i guess they never know what litters u have visited on the way )

id not take a dog out and even after the second shot we are careful...we have taken our last one out but only to shopping centre cafes where thered not be a lot of dog traffic ( yes and if parvo can be walked in on shoes it is a risk)...we put down a mat for the pup to sit on or hold on our laps...we have carried pups in bags when taking the others out and had people stroke them in our arms so they get used to them

i have heard of puppy schools on concrete but a few years ago people didnt take their dogs to public places til they were 16 weeks old...seems a bit more relaxed now but id still wait for that second shot and at least 7 days after ( agony waiting i know)

enjoy ur new doggie!

[Cazz]

What a gorgeous staffy!

People around here generally do vaccinate their dogs, but I live in Chadstone. Mishka had to ride the train with me to the vet for his first vaccination, and he'll have to do it again for his desexing op and his amputation.

Puppy schools generally require the first vaccination, but there's only a very small risk of anything at all happening.