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Can my puppy play with a vaccinated dog who visits dog parks?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 7 lbs

I have a 12 week old puppy who has had 4/5 parvo vaccines. His next one is in two weeks. Can I have my friend’s fully vaccinated dog over to play? My concern is that I know her dog goes to dog parks and plays with other dogs.

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 15th, 2020

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. To be on the safe side, I would wait until your puppy is fully vaccinated. Murph probably developed majority of the immunity already, put parvo is too dangerous disease to take the risk.

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