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Originally Posted by pstinard  After reading the story of the 3 puppies with parvo despite vaccinations, I found the following info on webmd: Dog Parvovirus Symptoms, Treatments, and Causes
The second page of the article has the information about vaccinations--they don't fully kick in until after 16 to 20 weeks. After reading this, I'm not letting my little Bella anywhere near other dogs or on walks outside my driveway and front yard (which are dog-free) until at least after 20 weeks, and maybe longer. |
You are so right to be cautious. Thanks for sharing the parvo info, it will be helpful to many people. It is such a horrid disease, and I believe there are different strains of it.
It is so tempting to show off new puppies, taking them places, walking them, etc., but this is a time to really protect them as well. So many things can happen to them, so we need to protect them early on so they can be with us for a long long time. There is plenty of time later to socialize and show off.
