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What other shots does my dog need besides the yearly rabies shot?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 2 years and 2 months old | 11 lbs

What other kind of shots does a dog need other than a rabies shot every year ?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 3rd, 2017

Hello there and thank you for your question! In regards to vaccinations, these can be broken up into Core and Non-core vaccines. Core vaccinations are the most important vaccines that a puppy receives. Core vaccinations begin typically at 6-8 weeks of age and consist of multiple series. The most important of these core vaccinations is the DA2PPV or DAPV (this can have many names based on the vaccine brand). What is in this particular vaccine are multiple things. Distemper virus, Adenovirus-2, Parvo virus and /- Parainfluenza. The vaccinations are typically given 2-3 weeks apart and no longer than 6 weeks apart. If 6 weeks go by before the next vaccine is boostered in the puppy series, the entire series will likely need to be restarted depending on the age of the animal. The next core vaccine is going to be the Rabies vaccination. This can be given usually starting at 12 or 16 weeks of age. The bordetella vaccine is a non-core vaccine but is typically given as a single dose around 12 or 16 weeks of age. Depending on what is active in your area for disease, there may be other vaccines that are recommended by your veterinarian that are non-core but are highly recommended due to an increased risk in your area. Please feel free to contact me in regards to any further questions / concerns you may have.

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    Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS

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    Distemper Parvovirus Hepatitis Are the main that are done in most locations. The following may or may not be included depending on where you live; Coronavirus Leptospirosis Lyme disease Kennel cough

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

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    Distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and leptospira are the basic vaccinations usually performed in practice. Kennel cough, Lyme disease, herpes virus and coronavirus can be done in some occasions., depending on necessity and epidemiology.

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