Title: Puppy Shots — What Vaccines Your New Pup Needs (and When)
Headings: Puppy Shots — What Vaccines Your New Pup Needs (and When)
Puppy Shots — What Vaccines Your New Pup Needs (and When)
Is it time to go to the dog park or take a puppy class?
The typical 'puppy shot' series
Skip to the age of your puppy:
What vaccines a 6–8 week old puppy might get:
Where your puppy can usually go and what they can usually do after this 6–8 week vaccine visit:
What vaccines a 9–12 week puppy might get:
Where your puppy can usually go and what they can usually do after this 9–12 week vaccine visit:
What vaccines a 12–16 week puppy might get:
Where your puppy can usually go and what they can usually do after this 12–16 week vaccine visit:
15–17 weeks of age
What vaccines a 15–17 week puppy might get:
Where your puppy can usually go and what they can usually do after this 15–17 week vaccine visit:
Puppy shots don’t last for life!
Why are "puppy shots" a series? Why is the timing important?
What Vaccines Do Dogs Need?
The concept of core versus non-core vaccines
Vaccinatable Conditions of Dogs
Bordetella (commonly called 'Kennel Cough')
Coronavirus
Distemper
Core
Cause: Virus
Hepatitis/Adenovirus
Influenza (Canine Influenza Virus – 'Dog Flu')
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease (Borrelia)
Parainfluenza
Parvovirus
Core
Rabies
Core
Cause: Virus
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Content: Check out this article or our Pupstanding App to see how and when to start this super important process with your pup. 9–12 weeks of age
Depending on your puppy's age when you first got them, this may be their first visit to your veterinarian or their second. Either way, it's an important visit. What vaccines a 9–12 week puppy might get: CORE: DA2P (a.k.a. " Parvo" or "Distemper shot")
Combination shot protecting against Distemper, Adenovirus (Canine Infectious Hepatitis), and "Parvo." This vaccine may be administered as a DA2PP, which is the same thing, but also includes protection against Parainfluenza (an important, but “non-core” vaccine). NON-CORE: Bordetella (a.k.a. "