[nikki&paris]

I only vaccinate my cats every 3 years (they had all their shots until they turned a year old). The reason I don't vaccinate them yearly now is b/c they never go anywhere...traveling and we don't kennel them when we travel. My Mom comes and takes care of them here.

With dogs I think it's different. For one thing, there are diseases you can bring home to your dog. Parvo scares the heck out of me. It's airborne, and you can bring it home to your dog and not even know it. You can walk in an area that a dog was in that had Parvo, get it on your shoe, and bring it to your house. I plan to have Paris vaccinated each year. I plan on taking her everywhere with me, so I want to be sure she has had the necessary vaccines to help keep her healthy.

Talk to your Vet and see what she/he thinks.

 

[nikki&paris]

Sorry, I shouldn't have said "airborne". What I meant was that a you can bring it home to your dog, instead of some diseases where your dog has to come directly into contact with a sick dog to contract the disease. However you put it, it is highly contagious, and I am not taking any chances.

I don't plan to let Paris on the ground anywhere other than my backyard until she is fully vaccinated. Even then, I will be a little nuts about where I let her walk.