Sivvy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well Im one that advises never to take them to puppy pre school till 10 days after their booster. Its too dangerous on any ground including vets. If you want to socialise, yes you can still take your puppy places with you but hold him/her. Anyone that has been touching another dog I wouldnt allow to touch the pup till after the booster period. I have known some dogs to pick up parvo and its just not a risk I would take. Training can start at home. They are still very young after the booster shot so they arent going to lose a good temperament or not be able to socialise after that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Which "booster" Siv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I only do 2 shots at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The 12 weeks is the booster shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Yep I think that's pretty standard. Ten days after the 12 weeker. Until then own backyard or vet surgery only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster78 Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 I only do 2 shots at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The 12 weeks is the booster shot. Siv, Gottalovealab and Blacklabrador, do you give 16 week shot considering after the 12 weeks they are 97% safe? Or do you just consider 12 weeks ok to socialise and still give the 16 week shot. I am very new to this so I appreciate everyone's opinion. Kool, how DO you socialise your dogs other than ice skating? I just want to be the best parent I can possibly be...I don't know, perhaps I am being too anal and worrying too much but I just want to do the right thing by Bronson. He is just so adorable, if I could learn how to get my photos smaller I would post a shot of him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster78 Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 Oh and another question, 3 weeks after we get him we have to take a road trip. I'll be staying at my parents who have not had a dog there and he will mainly be inside anyway or outside on a leash...he will be 11 weeks old - is it ok to do this considering there have been no dogs. I mean I can't say there hasn't ever been a dog on the block - perhaps a neighbours dog wandering around but they built the house a year ago on a large block and they've not had any dog visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottalovealab Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) I only do 2 shots at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The 12 weeks is the booster shot. Siv, Gottalovealab and Blacklabrador, do you give 16 week shot considering after the 12 weeks they are 97% safe? Or do you just consider 12 weeks ok to socialise and still give the 16 week shot. I am very new to this so I appreciate everyone's opinion. Kool, how DO you socialise your dogs other than ice skating? I just want to be the best parent I can possibly be...I don't know, perhaps I am being too anal and worrying too much but I just want to do the right thing by Bronson. He is just so adorable, if I could learn how to get my photos smaller I would post a shot of him... I personally give my 16 week booster, some don't such as siv. As said previously 10 days is needed after the 12 weeker to give the 97% Puppies are show at 12 weeks and are exposed to all dogs plus the ground (which in most cases is a pubic place). Oh and another question, 3 weeks after we get him we have to take a road trip. I'll be staying at my parents who have not had a dog there and he will mainly be inside anyway or outside on a leash...he will be 11 weeks old - is it ok to do this considering there have been no dogs. I mean I can't say there hasn't ever been a dog on the block - perhaps a neighbours dog wandering around but they built the house a year ago on a large block and they've not had any dog visitors. Inside your parents house and out in the backyard should be fine. Remember Parvo can live in the soil for up to a year after it has been put there. I wouldn't be taking him out the front or on the footpath etc. (carry him if you have to, parvo is in the soil and feacal matter) Edited February 15, 2007 by Gottalovealab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabrador Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Rooster the recommendation is USUALLY to socialise 10 days after the 12 weeks injection and then give a booster at 16 weeks. Most of us showies have our dogs in the showring after the 12 week injection - way before the 16 week one is due. The showring is ground that has a lot of dog traffic on it. I've not heard of anyone having problems. I'm sure they happen but it must be a rare thing. As far as the road trip is concerned, the wee stops along the way will be the bigger risk I think. If the trip is less than four hours you can probably get away with not letting him out until you get there. The yard you are taking him to is probably as safe as any I guess. Remember he will have to be in your yard too. There are measured risks you have to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 What they said Its up to you whether you want the 16 week booster or not. Most will, I have seen some bad risks so I dont risk. But 9 out of 10 times its fine. Road trips are good, and so should the other home. No risks there at all by the sounds of it. Your not being anal at all, you are wanting to know. And just remember alot of ppl do things slightly different and it doesnt mean one is right and one is wrong. Its just what you believe in. This works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kool Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Do you take your 12 week puppies for walks on the footpath? In the park or the beach? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) 10 days after the pup has had his second shot, he should be protected against parvo. Vet surgeries which conduct puppy pre-schools should have disenfected the floor (against parvo) after surgery, before puppy preschool begins. I know, from here, that some don't, but all should. If I was taking pups to pre-school, I would want to know the floor had been disenfected. I also like to see the the examination table has been disenfected between patients, and like Showdog, I also enquire if there have been any parvo cases before I take my pups for their vaccinations. I also take a clean towel for them to sit on, on the examination table. It gives them comfort in a strange place, plus, just in case the table has not been cleaned, they have some protection. kool, an in depth study of ice skating rinks showed a 53% incidence of parvo transmission there. This rises dramatically when rinks are used for puppy socialisation. Ice skating in the park is out, too much parvo, plus there is no ice in summer. Might be worth trying paragliding to socialise them. Edited February 15, 2007 by Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivvy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 kool, an in depth study of ice skating rinks showed a 53% incidence of parvo transmission there. This rises dramatically when rinks are used for puppy socialisation. Ice skating in the park is out, too much parvo, plus there is no ice in summer. Might be worth trying paragliding to socialise them. @ Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottalovealab Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 kool, an in depth study of ice skating rinks showed a 53% incidence of parvo transmission there. This rises dramatically when rinks are used for puppy socialisation. Ice skating in the park is out, too much parvo, plus there is no ice in summer. Might be worth trying paragliding to socialise them. Oh jed you had me rolling around on the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 kool- do your pups get any socialisation? And you still didn't say what research you base your theories on?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milosmum Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 How common is Parvo? I only ask because I had not heard of it till I discovered this forum! Milo is my first pup though so didnt know alot about dogs, only from playing with friends pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kool Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 kool- do your pups get any socialisation? And you still didn't say what research you base your theories on?? Ice skating & Paragliding. Research is based on information published in the Ice Skaters & Paragliders newsletter. The information is copyright & only available to members of the Secret Society of Ice Skating & Paragliding Social Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster78 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 kool- do your pups get any socialisation? And you still didn't say what research you base your theories on?? Ice skating & Paragliding. Research is based on information published in the Ice Skaters & Paragliders newsletter. The information is copyright & only available to members of the Secret Society of Ice Skating & Paragliding Social Club. Kool I am on this forum to learn things to help me be a great parent to my new furry friend. You were very outspoken earlier in the thread and as I said I appreciate all opinions. I am truely interested to know how you do socialise your dogs if you don't advocate socialisation until 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Kool- why do you bother posting if you are not prepared to assist people with genuine enquiries. It seems all you want to do is clog up a thread with no real valuable input. Different perspectives are great and i don't quite understand why you're so unwilling to share yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kool Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Kool- why do you bother posting if you are not prepared to assist people with genuine enquiries. It seems all you want to do is clog up a thread with no real valuable input. Different perspectives are great and i don't quite understand why you're so unwilling to share yours? I have given you all the assisstance necessary. Don't take you puppy to a place frequented by dogs you don't know until about a week after the puppy has had it's 12 week vaccinations. If that's not what you wanted to hear I'm sorry. But that is best advice you ever going to get on the subject. I didn't say I don't socialise my dogs until they are over twelve months old. I said I don't put puppies on the floor at the vets. &, hpoefully, the next time they are at the vets will be for their 12 months vaccs. Meaning I hope I have no reason to visit the vets except for vaccinations. Any time after the final vaccs has kicked in is plenty soon enough to socialise a puppy. Even twelve months is not to late for a well adjusted puppy raised in a loving home. This idea that puppies must be socialised as soon as they are weaned, or so it seems, is just false. You can't exhibit a puppy before it is three months. You can't join an obedience club before the puppy is three months & has a current vacc certificate. which, incidentally, applies to all dogs wanting to join an obedience club, regardless of age. If you think that after a couple of sessions at a puppy pre school you little puppy is then ''socialised'' you are in for a rude shock. ''Socialisation'' is an ongoing lifetime thing. Which you puppy will never experience if it contacts parvo & dies within 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Kool- your statement clearly illustrates your ignorance regarding a dogs critical period. Perhaps if you had experience with a dog with critical period issues, you would think differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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