Quote Originally Posted by MoonandBean View Post
Thank You! She has had 2 sets of shots so far and is due for another set on May 23rd. Her vet said kennel cough wasn't necessary?? I will check with him before I bring her out again...she is my first puppy.

I do have a call into a very well respected personalized trainer in the area...
Kennel cough vaccination is only necessary if the dog is going to be going to a place with lots of other dogs (ie; boarding, obedience school, groomers, dog park, rest area).

Each business place (groomers/OB classes/kennel) has their own requirements as to vaccines, but if I had a dog I wouldn't take them to those places without having the vaccine and wouldn't be too keen on having my dog there if they didn't already require it for every dog. But that's just my personal opinon.

Many of our clients keep the KC vaccination up to date because of unexpected boarding. Some people never get the vaccination if they have an indoor dog that doesn't go anywhere.

If a dog gets Kennel Cough (the infection) it won't kill them but they will be miserable for quite a while and it's a highly contagious thing.

There is a nasal Kennel Cough vaccine that takes effect in 3 days vs. the two shot series given 2-4 weeks apart. It it usually a bit more expensive but saves a second trip in a couple weeks back to the vet again.

Having a current Parvo vaccine is a must. There is a new strain of Parvo recently and we are seeing at work many of the puppies with this disease aren't surviving compared to in the past. That's not to say they all don't make it, but the odds are slowly changing. Finishing the full series of Parvo vacinations at the proper time intervals is very important. As with any vaccine it's not 100% a guarantee your dog won't get it, but it does increase the protection against it.

Here's a link to some info on it.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...19/petscol.DTL