Puppy Vaccination Schedule
At your first visit, the veterinarian will recommend the ideal schedule of vaccination for your puppy, depending on age, previous vaccines, and risk assessment.
7 - 9 WEEKS OF AGE
12 WEEKS OF AGE
16 WEEKS OF AGE
6 MONTHS OF AGE
YEARLY
7 - 9 WEEKS OF AGE
- Full physical examination & consultation
- Vaccination - DHPP (1st) distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvovirus
- Consider Bordatella
- Fecal analysis for parasites
- Year-round Flea, Parasite, and Heartworm prevention
12 WEEKS OF AGE
- Full physical examination & consultation
- Vaccination - DHPP (2nd)
- Vaccination - Leptospirosis 1st and Lyme 1st if in risk group
- Consider Bordatella if not yet given
- Year-round Flea, Parasite, and Heartworm prevention
16 WEEKS OF AGE
- Full physical examination & consultation
- Vaccination - DHPP (3rd)
- Vaccination - Rabies
- Booster Leptospirosis and Lyme as necessary
- Consider Bordatella if not yet given
- Repeat fecal analysis for parasites
- Year-round Flea, Parasite, and Heartworm prevention
6 MONTHS OF AGE
- Ovariohysterectomy (spay) - female dogs
- Castration (neuter) - male dogs
- 6 months of age is a good time to spay or neuter since all adult teeth should be in by this time, which means baby teeth, if retained, should be extracted.
YEARLY
- Full physical examination & consultation
- Vaccination - DHPP
- Vaccination - Rabies, unless 3-year vaccine
- Vaccination for at risk dogs- Bordetella/Leptospirosis/Lyme disease
- Fecal analysis for parasites
- Year-round Flea, Parasite, and Heartworm prevention
- Wellness blood testing including heartworm and tickborne disease screening