Can my 11-week puppy sleep outside with unvaccinated dogs?

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I have an 11 week old puppy and since she was born I kept her in my room. Now I'm wondering if I can take her outside and let her sleep there. I have 4 other dogs outside. By the way none of my dogs have had shots. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 17 days old | 5 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Assuming that it is appropriately warm, sheltered and she has access to water, then it should be OK. I would slowly introduce (over a couple of weeks) her to staying outside rather than going from full-time in your room to 100% outside. This way she has some time to adapt. The fact that you have a few dogs that are not vaccinated out there carries a big risk for the pup. One risk is that she will be attacked by the bigger dogs. These attacks can be deadly for a puppy this size. The risk of disease transmission is equally as concerning. It's definitely possible that Princess could contract a deadly disease like Parvo or Distemper from your older dogs. I highly recommend they all get vaccinated before introducing them and it's best to wait until Princess has gotten her 16-18 week vaccination prior to exposing her to other dogs. I hope that helps and all is well with Princess.

Can my 11-week puppy sleep outside with unvaccinated dogs?

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