When can my puppy safely go to the park or dog park after shots?

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  Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

  Licensed Veterinary Technician

  Published on December 10th, 2018

  Ideally, he should avoid any dog of unknown vaccine status or any place where dogs visit or congregate until about 2 weeks after his last series of vaccines. Most puppies get vaccines every 4 weeks until they have had 4 rounds. If his first round was 11/2, he should be due for the second round any day now, the third round around Jan 12, 2019 and the last around Feb 12, 2019. To be completely safe, you should avoid dog parks until the end of February. The link below leads to an article in the PetCoach Educational Center regarding vaccination and scheduling. https://www.petcoach.co/article/vaccination-schedules-for-dogs-and-puppies/

  

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  Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

  Veterinarian

  Published on July 23rd, 2018

  Great question! No, it is not safe yet to take Nori out to the park. She will not be fully protected from deadly diseases like parvovirus and distemper until about week after she has had her third round of shots. Because parvo can live in the environment for months and you have no idea if a dog with parvo has been in the park within the past year, I would not take her to be safe. I hope this helps!

  

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  Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on February 22nd, 2018

  I think at this time it is fine to take him to a dog park, however I am with your vet and believe that it is a good idea to get another round of vaccinations. Unfortunately breeders are notorious for getting their vaccines from feed stores or other unreliable sources where one cannot be sure that the vaccine was kept refrigerated continuously. This may have rendered the given vaccine uneffective unbeknownst to the breeder. While there is likely a basic protection after three proper vaccine rounds (by your vet), I am never comfortable with taking a dog of any age to a dog park, as dogs can pick up all sorts of diseases (including worms and other parasites) in a dog park environment. My recommendation is to take your dog to other outdoor spaces, where theree is not such a high concentration of dogs.

  

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  Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on November 2nd, 2019

  Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Based on the age and vaccine history for Billy, I would say that he should be safe to go to dog parks and socialize more. However, I do not see a bordetella vaccination for kennel cough. I would recommend having this done at some point to help prevent him from getting kennel cough. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

  

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