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Originally Posted by dogbert  Bordetella is not a shot it's liquid put up their nose. I only got it for our dog because our groomer shows her dogs and Bordetella is airborne. |
I have shown my dogs for about 15 years and have never picked it up from a show. The twice that a couple of my dogs had it, years ago now, was when I used to walk them out in parks and streets where other pets were walked.
Since I haven't done that anymore, never had a problem with it or with fleas.
It is airborn, technically, a dog can pick it up anywhere.
It is around where ever you do. Usually, however, a dog will actually be affected with it or come down with it, if the immune system is down for any reason. Stress can do that and is a reason why it was dubbed 'kennel cough' in the first place. Dogs taken from their home environment, placed in a kennel, unfamiliar surroundings and routine, stress levels go up, immune system isn't as strong and potentially they can come down with kennel cough.
I can see the point of boarding kennels requiring it, however, it is also unfortunate that Yorkies don't take the protection well.
As I understand it, there is now a vaccine OR the spray up the nose. The vaccine is supposed to be a bit better for Yorkies they don't have as bad a reaction as the spray up the nose seems to do.
However, I still don't recommend doing a bunch of stuff at once, ie reg. vacc's, rabies, bordetella, heart worm. Space them over a number of weeks if you have to do them.