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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  My vet has only recommended not taking them to dog parks and pet stores and for walks until all shots. Puppies go through a fear phase at 16 weeks so its really important to expose them to different things. I don't know how you could not potty train them until 5 months old that kinda seems like a nightmare. There are many vets and experts who say they are pretty safe after the first two sets of vaccines and many that say early socialization is very important. I think that yes there are places you don't take an unvaccinated puppy but I think there are also safe things for them as well. I have been lucky to have fenced in nice back yards at every place I have been and no stray dogs walking around in there spreading parvo so its really pretty safe. |
Where in any of my posts did you read I did not start to potty train my puppies until they were 5 months old. My puppies were 8 weeks old when I bought them, I started
pad training them, the day I bought them home.
At 5 months old they were 100% pad trained with no accidents and had free roam of entire home.
After all vaccines were gotten they were 5 months old, that is when I started to house break them. I must have written this at least 3 times.At 7 months old they were 100% house broken, No pads were ever left down after they were house broken. Never once did they make in the house, they were able to hold it until I came home from work. My yorkies were not tiny's, weights ranged from 9 pounds , 13 Lbs and my last beauty was 17 pounds. I don't know what vets in other states advise as to what vaccines are needed before it's ok a puppy can go out and about. I was under the impression all core vaccines are give by time a puppy is 5 to 6 months old. If you and Brister say your vet said all a puppy needs is 2 vaccines then it's ok to let the puppy go out and about, you both live in the same state so maybe it applies in your state. If I were ever to get another puppy I don't care if my Pa. vet said all my puppy needed was 2 vaccines and it could be let outside, I would still go by what my NY vet told me. Wait till all vaccines are given, and now since joining YT I would tack on waiting 2 weeks after last vaccine because that makes a lotta sense to me.