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My adult dog never had shots. Does she only need rabies vaccine?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Blue Heeler | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 1 month old | 45 lbs

If My dog has never had her shots can I just get her rabies shot or does she need more. She turned 1 December 25 2017

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Answered By Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner

Published on January 28th, 2018

Hazel is beautiful! Thank you for including a picture. The American Animal Hospital Association recommends that all dogs are vaccinated with a distemper/parvo combination as well as a Rabies vaccination. I am attaching a link to their recommendation below. https://www.aaha.org/guidelines/canine_vaccination_guidelines/practice_vaccination.aspx The top 2 are considered "core" vaccinations that all dogs should have, and they have details on how often vaccination is recommended. The "noncore" vaccinations are only recommended for dogs that are at risk for certain diseases, so I would recommend speaking to your veterinarian about Hazel's risk factors for those diseases. There is also a Lifestyle Based Calculator on the website above to help with that. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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