i found this and was wondering how often everyone vaccinates theirs dogs?

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We no longer do yearly vaccinations. We follow Dr. Dodd's vaccine protocol and do only core vaccines and then re-vaccinate every 3 years. However, after reading several studies showing duration of immunity is at LEAST 7 years and probably longer, I don't think we'll be doing regular vaccines anymore. We will titer and go from there.

Dr. Dodd's recommendations:
http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html

Duration of Immunity:
http://www.cedarbayvet.com/duration_of_immunity.htm

Vaccine Damage:
http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/...ineDamage.html

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but you can never say again that you did not know." William Wilberforce 1759-1833

We vaccinate every year but only because Kennels wont accept your doggy if its not had a yearly vaccination.

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I have been talking to a breeder and she said that she thinks puppies are being given way too many shots and especially a Chihuahua because they are so small. What shots would you not give every year?

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For insurance i was told they had to be uptodate on their vaccinations.
I would rather not have it done every year either. xx

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You can print this off to take to your vet. You don't need to get lepto or corona. Both are pretty much "extinct" diseases. Lepto is actually a bacterial infection that is extremely rare.

http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html

And after the puppy series, they only need the core vaccines every 3 years, NOT yearly.

Yearly shots are a vets bread and butter. The vaccines cost them pennies and they charge $30 or so for each vaccination. It's a huge profit margin for them. Of course they don't want to see people go to the 3 year schedule. But it is recommended and MUCH healthier for them.

We WAY overvaccinate. It's not necessary. It could be harmful. Do some reading and find out for yourself.

Here's a wealth of info ....

http://www.whale.to/vaccine/driscoll1.html

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We vaccinate every three years. They only get DA2PP and Rabies. I make sure to give them the DA2PP and Rabies at least 7 days apart. I have thought about titers, but read somewhere that they might not be accurate??? I don't know if there is any truth to that. Maybe someone can enlighten me on that subject.

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We do the full series of puppy shots, but do not give annual boosters. I, too, think the majority of vets over vaccinate.

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