Minimizing
a puppies exposure to other dogs and the outdoors helps to prevent distemper prior to vaccination.
Not exact matches
In order
to prevent
exposure to disease,
puppies with fewer than 3 or 4 series of vaccinations, should avoid contact with unfamiliar
dogs, and be carried (in a Sherpa Bag, Snuggly or crate)
to avoid contact with the sidewalk (or any
other public areas where
other dogs may frequent).
The study also found that
puppies that attended
puppy classes had
exposure to a greater number of
other dogs and people during the critical period than
puppies that did not attend
puppy classes.
Enrolling your
puppy in
puppy socialization classes or obedience classes is a great way
to help your
puppy get
exposure to people,
other dogs, different noises, and car rides.
Both are given as part of the
puppy series, but the injection must be boosted in 2
to 4 weeks.Either it is given every 6 months
to dogs that have high
exposure to other dogs (such as on walks where
other dogs are seen, at
dog parks, kennels, groomers, and if they get out on their own.
The ASPCA recommends isolating bred females during the final weeks of pregnancy and
puppies under three weeks of age from
other dogs that are not the mother
to prevent
exposure.
With our understanding of this critical period of
puppy development we know that socialization, which for our purposes means a positive encounter and or
exposure to a wide variety of people,
other animals, sounds, surfaces and situations and; prevention, a game plan that includes specific exercises
to help prevent known, predictable,
dog behaviors from becoming problematic are our top priorities.
For instance, the Bordetella (Kennel Cough) vaccine is highly recommended for all
dogs; this is especially true if there's a possibility that your
puppy will be boarded at doggie daycare or have
exposure to other dogs regularly.
Reduced
exposure to other dogs and vigorous treatment at the earliest warning will keep your
puppy free of this disease.
In addition, it is important that you expose your
puppy to places, situations and things that he will have
to deal with in his adult life: e.g., riding in the car, going
to the park (avoid
exposure to unknown
dogs if your
puppy is < 16 weeks), schoolyards, vacuum cleaners, cats, crying babies, loud noises, and
others.
People make major errors in socializing their
puppies to other dogs when they think any
exposure of the
puppy to other dogs is good socialization.
Puppies should only be exposed
to other dogs whose history of
exposure is fairly certain.
Core
puppy vaccinations and
dog vaccinations are considered vital
to all canines based on a universal risk of
exposure, the severity of disease, and the risk of transmission
to other dogs, as well as
other animal species including human beings.
Core
puppy vaccinations and
dog vaccinations are considered vital based on a universal risk of
exposure, the severity of disease, and the risk of transmission
to other dogs — as well as
other animal species including human beings.
Remember
to limit the
exposure of your
puppy to other puppies and
dog parks until he's received his vaccinations.
We thought the
exposure to the
puppy would be good for Boomer — who likes
other dogs — so we thought keeping Gigi for a couple of days would be worth the effort.