| JeanieK | 02-11-2010 02:05 PM |
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Originally Posted by dwerten
(Post 2998940)
yeah another friend has had dogs for years - she does the puppy shots and one rabies shot and she said her dogs are all very healthy live for 14 years plus so she does not buy into all this after seeing this for years
| The problem is, as the letter stated, that the government needs to change the laws concerning vacinations because until they do it, the vets will continue to push them every year. Some vets will not trat a dog that is not UTD on shots..
By law you have to get a rabies vaccination every year, in order to comply with the licensing laws. In many areas, they do not even take into account that the rabies vacination is good for 3 years. It does not matter, you still have to get them every year. If you take your dog to day care or board them, they have to have recent vacinations.
So the change is going to have to start with the laws, and it will take heavy pressure from the breed clubs and the AKC to get the laws changed.
Humans do not require boosters every year, why should dogs. | 