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Quote: One question when he finally gets here he will be 8 weeks, when should I start walking him??? How long?
I wouldn't be walking a pup in any public places until it's protected adequately by puppy vaccinations. You need to protect him from getting Parvo. Talk with your vet. Regular play in your own yard with your own dogs should be enough for a while. Congratulations on your new puppy. |
| I walked mine on the way home form the airport. My vet sees no reason to keep a puppy with initial shots inside. If you are talking about distance- you won't be able to for a bit, but I think by 10 weeks we were taking short walks down the street. I know by three months Marley was walking close to a mile. Morgan wanted short walks only for quite a while. They are all different.
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6Girls wrote: I wouldn't be walking a pup in any public places until it's protected adequately by puppy vaccinations. You need to protect him from getting Parvo. Talk with your vet. Regular play in your own yard with your own dogs should be enough for a while.
Congratulations on your new puppy. Ditto and also free play is better for them while they are rapidly growing, over exercising them can be detrimental to their developement while shooting up in leg. After initial puppy vacs are completed then yes out in the public getting the little tyke use to lead training etc and socialisation in the big wide wonderfull world. In the meantime you can let the pup play with the others in the yard just not around outside in public till all vacs are completed so you know then if any sniffing on walks he is safeguarded and well protected against any nasties. Also from the start, little car rides to get him use to that too and even teaching him in the yard on a collar and lead there till you can venture further then he will be accepting of the lead by then. Talk with your vet and see what they have to say, exercise is great, freeplay even better, but while there going up in leg too much in large breeds can cause long term problems. A nice park on grass is wonderfull to start them off on the lead, walking on hard pavements, roads etc for miles on end not great while still such a wee one. Progress the distance as they get older as well as the surfaces and see how much they tolerate, there all different in the energy requirements and how long a walk they need but at the moment only a wee baby so not too far and free play burns them out quickly as this baby age. |
Quote: I walked mine on the way home form the airport. My vet sees no reason to keep a puppy with initial shots inside.
An 8 week old puppy is adequately protected from Parvo and can walk safely in public places? A lady here lost her 16 week old Husky to Parvo. |
| I know i posted on this before, but there was an official statement that I can no longer find that it is safe to take your puppy out after the second set of shots and in fact I believe it was the AVMA that was suggesting it was very important to get them out before the final shots for the purpose of socialization and training. SO yes ask your vet, they should have the current information. |
| This baby is only 8 weeks old Kerry so it would of only had the initial shot just before going to its new home not even a second set of vacs yet. So it is not safeguarded to be out in the public domain.
Yes there is talk that after the 2nd set they are OK but I still believe better safe then sorry and always wait till all the puppy vacs are completed, I dont even like puppy kinder where you can take them earlier as you have no idea whats around, whats been there previously that could possibly be tranismitted to a youngster playing there that's not fully covered by the complete course of vaccinations. I am even while there such babies even after all the puppy vacs are complete dont ever let them drink out of a communal dog bowl the water from cafes, playparks etc. I always take my own bowl and water with me and still do with the dogs when they are older. |
Quote: Yes there is talk that after the 2nd set they are OK but I still believe better safe then sorry and always wait till all the puppy vacs are completed, I dont even like puppy kinder where you can take them earlier as you have no idea whats around, whats been there previously that could possibly be tranismitted to a youngster playing there that's not fully covered by the complete course of vaccinations. I am even while there such babies even after all the puppy vacs are complete dont ever let them drink out of a communal dog bowl the water from cafes, playparks etc. To me, that's very wise indeed. We sometimes only get one chance to start our new puppy off right. It just takes stepping in one wrong pile of poo to change what should be a wonderful experience into worry and heartache. You might ask your vet about the AVMA's (American Veterinary Medical Association's) online brochure on Parvo and preventing the disease in your new puppy... http://www.avma.org/animal_health/broch ... ochure.asp Quote: What dogs are at risk? All dogs are at risk, but puppies less than four months old and dogs that have not been vaccinated against canine parvovirus are at increased risk of becoming infected and ill. Hygiene—Until a puppy has received its complete series of vaccinations, pet owners should use caution when bringing their pet to places where young puppies congregate (e.g. pet shops, parks, puppy classes, obedience classes, doggy daycare, kennels, and grooming establishments). Reputable establishments and training programs reduce exposure risk by requiring vaccinations, health examinations, good hygiene, and isolation of ill puppies and dogs. Contact with known infected dogs and their premises should always be avoided. |
And then there's my breeder vet who started taking her OES puppy with her to the clinic from the time she was maybe ten weeks old? 
She figured that way she'd be exposed to everything and develop great immunity. The dog is five now so I guess it worked OK.
Me, I still err on the side of caution, but a little less hysterically than I used to. There probably are no really hard and fast rules, but you'll probably find that most are of the better safe than sorry orientation. Kristine |
| My vet says 16 weeks....after all the sets of shots are done. I've stuck by that for years & it's worked fine for us. I too err on the side of caution. |
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