Recommended Vaccines

Recommended Vaccination Schedule **

• DHLPP  - A combination vaccine for dogs that contains modified live vaccines (MLVs) for distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza, and leptospirosis

  • Given at 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 16-20 weeks, and 1 year. 

  • No re-administration needed. 

  • Duration of immunity 7.5 / 15 years by studies. Probably lifetime. Longer studies pending.

• Rabies

  • Given at 24 weeks or older and 1 year. 

  • Re-administered every 3 years or what is legally required by your state. 

Vaccines Recommended Where/When Needed **

• Lyme 

  • Refer to CDC's Selected Tickborne Disease Surveillance to determine if this vaccine is needed. 

  • This vaccine is only effective against Lyme. 

  • It is not effective gainst other tickbborne illnesses. 

  • Given at 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 16-20 weeks, and 1 year. 

• Boretella (Intranasal)

  • Only recommended 3 days prior to boarding when required.

  • Protects against 2 of the possible 8 causes of kennel cough.

  • Duration of immunity 6 months.

Vaccines Not Recommended For Dogs **

• Distemper & Parvo @ 6 weeks or younger 

  • Not recommended.

  • At this age, maternal antibodies form the mothers milk (colostrum) will neutralize the vaccine and only 30% for puppies will be protected. 

  • 100% will be exposed to the virus at the vet clinic.

• Corona

  • Not recommended.

  • Disease only affects dogs <6 weeks of age.

  • Rare disease

  • Mild self-limiting disease.

  • Efficacy of the vaccine is questionable.

• Giardia

  • Not recommended

**Recommendations based on Dr. Jean Dodd's recommendations. Dr. Dodd has more than five decades as a clinical research veterinarian and has over 150 research publications.