My dogs only get the 3 year Rabies and that's it. I stopped vaccinating Kai and Kaedyn about 5 years ago aside from the rabies vaccine. Keeva did the full round of puppy shots and has only had the rabies vaccine since then. My dogs are around dogs all the time, especially Keeva as we compete in agility. They ended up getting kennel cough from a dog in agility class.. it was just an inconvenience and not at all something I was worried about.

I make sure to check their stools regularly for signs of worms and will take in a sample once in a while as it's not very expensive. I don't give flea/tick/heartworm meds but will do testing periodically for heartworm.

I try to keep medications to a minimum and treat holistically if possible. My dogs haven't been ill in years and only go in for routine exams. Kai is almost 9, Kaedyn is about 13-14, and Keeva is 4.