[Carmeow]

Originally Posted by Britster

Absolutely. I do even less than every 3 years. Yearly vaccines are a thing of the past -- and it's good that your vet is not doing them. They are probably following AAHA protocol.

I personally follow Dr. Dodd's vaccine protocol. I do the initial puppy vaccines (DHP at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, then rabies. Repeat at one year old. Don't give any more vaccines for the lifetime of the dog, except for rabies by law).

I do not give any non-core vaccines.

CORE Vaccines for a canine (should be given to all dogs, unless a medical condition warrants otherwise):

*Distemper
*Hepatitis
*Parvovirus
*Rabies

NON-CORE Vaccines for a canine (should be given only when a dog has risk factors for the disease which exceed the risk of the vaccine):

*Corona
*Leptospirosis
*Lyme
*Bordatella
*Giardia
*Parainfluenza



Some good reads:
Science of Vaccine Damage

Bordetella Vaccination for Dogs: Fraud and Fallacy

So should Luma get DHP and rabies again some time soon? Her birthday is in 4 days!