Yes, the shot is important for the protection of your pet...not just other people. If you pet breaks the skin on anyone, even your groomer, and it's reported there are only a couple of ways to tell if the dog has rabies and you wouldn't like either one of them. If your dog was quarantined for the time period they would still make you give the rabie shot afterwards and you'd probably have a citation and hefty lawsuit by that time too!
I keep my dogs inside and totally supervise them while they're outside too but I also know the squirrels, raccoons and who knows what else, cross our front deck and live in the huge oak trees that hang over the front of our house. I would never hesitate to get the required rabies shot for my dogs.
Rabid animals are unpredictable so even with constant supervision your dog could still come in contact with one. |