Dogs are welcome if...(current on vaccinations) - Page 2

Our club doesn't require vaccinations...and why would they? It's the owners decision...I can't remember the last time I had a sick dog!!!

I haven't vaccinated my dog since he was trained and titled. I currently have a valid rabies titer on him. This will be acceptable at NASS.

The places I take my dogs to accept titers.  

Could it be to protect the humans from dogs that have not received a rabies vaccine?

Here in S. Florida only a rabies vaccine (3 year) is required, but I am only speaking about various dog events and parks, not boarding. Even for therapy work only a rabies is required (titers are not acceptable).  From what I understand it has to do with liability and the insurance companies that cover the organizations that put on the various dog events, etc. If somene gets bitten the organization that put on the event could be sued. If the dog that bit someone doesn't have a current rabies vaccine, the insurance company won't pay the claim. Not only that they will likely never provide coverage again.  Now, according to the county, if the vet thinks that the dog, due to health reasons, shouldn't have the vaccine he/she can sign a waiver and the county will accept that. Unfortunately, those that don't get their dogs vaccinated (even if the titer is good) can't participate in most dog events.  I am so thankful that I have a vet is very much against annual vaccinations.

I've had a vet say my dogs would have to stay in quarantine while being boarded, because their vaccinations were 2 months past due! And they demanded bordotella as well as all the others (lepto, distemper, parvo, rabies plus another I can't remember.)

The reason for your dog not being safe around infected dogs is the vaccines don't always prevent sickness. However, if your dog DOES get sick, it will get a milder case of what it's been exposed to.

I have heard of animals dying from exposure to bugs they'd been vaccinated against. This happened to a friend's horse, who died of tetanus while living in Jamaica.

Immunity is a tricky thing. It depends on how strong the animal's immune system is, and on how virulent the bug is, and if the strain causing the infection is similar or different to the strain used in the vaccine. That's why the doctors have to change the flu vaccines for humans when a new strain of flu comes along.

The three-year vaccination plan in AAHA guidleline pertains only to viral diseases with MLV vaccines, such as distemper and parvo.

The bacteria vaccines are still yearly or less. 

Lep is such vaccines. The L in DHLPPC.

So is Bord I think.

Where dogs congregate it is better to have DHLPPC every three years and then L and Bord yearly.

The situational vet (AI) wanted to give Bord vaccine to my GSD for the duration of her one-day stay. $22.

I told them that immunity will not develop so soon so you either reject her or allow her to stay for the day, plus you don't give vaccine during gestation. The staff insisted but the vet herself was more reasonable.

Next time I will give Bord vaccine myself a couple of months before breeding.

If a vet wants to give your dog parvo or distemper vaccine yearly, ask if the office is member AAHA and why they don't follow the guideline, plus immunity won't develop fast enough for the stay, if that is the case.