Shots Needed For Puppies

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Vaccinations for dogs are needed for the safety of your dog, other dogs, and the people around him. Your dog needs to be vaccinated most is when he is a puppy. There are eight different vaccines needed when your dog is a puppy. Your puppy needs to get vaccinated at about six to eight weeks of age for the first shot. Then about every three weeks later he will need another vaccination. The five major vaccinations they get over this time are for: distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, and parvovirus.

A few other vaccinations are needed too. One of the important ones is for rabies. This vaccination should be given to your dog at about four to six months of age. Yet if you have a full grown dog that has not had a vaccination to prevent rabies, it is recommended to get one shot for rabies every year.

The bordetella vaccination is needed at about eight to sixteen weeks of age, and protects against respiratory infections. And lastly there is the coronavirus vaccination which is given at about the age of seven and sixteen weeks old. Coronavirus vaccinations should be given annually.

Getting shots for your puppy or older dog is necessary to keep your dog healthy. These vaccinations helps protects your dog from fatal diseases and harmful sicknesses. Yet these vaccinations do not keep your dog from never getting sick ever again. They will decrease the chance of your dog getting sick by having those eight vaccinations. These shots will be required for your dog at all reputable boarding or grooming facility. They should be administered by your veterinarian.  Just remember to get your dog the shots he needs, and the other shots that are needed annually to keep your dog healthy.