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I don't like getting Aidan vaccinated when it isn't useful or required by law.
I have a friend who is a reputable breeder. Aidan and I will be visiting her for 2-3 weeks. She is going to a very large dog show with some of her dogs about a week before we arrive. I have been advised by a mutual friend to get Aidan vaccinated against bordetella in case her dogs pick it up at the show.
There is no way Aidan is going to give kennel cough to the breeder's dogs because he hasn't been around other dogs at all during the last few months, but that may be the actual reason for the advice given. The mutual friend is always antsy about Aidan because he is a different breed (SCWT) than the other dogs, which isn't sensible, IMO. Maybe it's because he isn't a show dog and the mutual friend thinks show dogs are more important because they aren't just pets.
Note that I would never bring a sick dog to the breeder's house -- I have no desire to pass on diseases to her dogs. I realize they are valuable and there are a lot of them.
Aidan will be in the house with me during our visit, but of course he will play with the other dogs, including the house dogs. Some of the dogs are elderly, and there are a couple of puppies around 4 months old. He will also spend time in the kennel and the training room with me.
I want to protect Aidan. The breeder's dogs don't need to be protected from him -- he is a healthy dog and the other dogs are healthy, too. Do you think I should have him vaccinated?
Are there other vaccinations he should have before we go, like parainfluenza?
Aidan is going to the vet for his annual checkup on the 16th, and we are going to the breeder's house on April 19. I can make a vet tech appointment so he can be vaccinated on Monday.
I don't want to make a bad decision just because I've got my knickers in a knot about intimations that Aidan is an inferior dog because he's just a pet, not show quality, and the "wrong" breed.
Aidan and I are visiting our breeder friend so we can take care of her, her house, and her dogs while she is recuperating from surgery. The mutual friend is going too, and she is nagging me about this vaccination.
Thanks for your advice!
I have a friend who is a reputable breeder. Aidan and I will be visiting her for 2-3 weeks. She is going to a very large dog show with some of her dogs about a week before we arrive. I have been advised by a mutual friend to get Aidan vaccinated against bordetella in case her dogs pick it up at the show.
There is no way Aidan is going to give kennel cough to the breeder's dogs because he hasn't been around other dogs at all during the last few months, but that may be the actual reason for the advice given. The mutual friend is always antsy about Aidan because he is a different breed (SCWT) than the other dogs, which isn't sensible, IMO. Maybe it's because he isn't a show dog and the mutual friend thinks show dogs are more important because they aren't just pets.
Note that I would never bring a sick dog to the breeder's house -- I have no desire to pass on diseases to her dogs. I realize they are valuable and there are a lot of them.
Aidan will be in the house with me during our visit, but of course he will play with the other dogs, including the house dogs. Some of the dogs are elderly, and there are a couple of puppies around 4 months old. He will also spend time in the kennel and the training room with me.
I want to protect Aidan. The breeder's dogs don't need to be protected from him -- he is a healthy dog and the other dogs are healthy, too. Do you think I should have him vaccinated?
Are there other vaccinations he should have before we go, like parainfluenza?
Aidan is going to the vet for his annual checkup on the 16th, and we are going to the breeder's house on April 19. I can make a vet tech appointment so he can be vaccinated on Monday.
I don't want to make a bad decision just because I've got my knickers in a knot about intimations that Aidan is an inferior dog because he's just a pet, not show quality, and the "wrong" breed.
Aidan and I are visiting our breeder friend so we can take care of her, her house, and her dogs while she is recuperating from surgery. The mutual friend is going too, and she is nagging me about this vaccination.
Thanks for your advice!
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