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Skyfire Australian Cattle Dog
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SF Kennels Skyfire Australian Cattle Dog
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Vaccinating - The Opinion of One Breeder By Tracy Johnson I recommend vaccinating puppies every two to three weeks until they are over 16 weeks old. I probably over vaccinate my puppies. It's not that I like to waste money, but I feel vaccinations are a very cheap insurance for me to buy. In order to develop an understanding of why I do what I do, we first have to understand why we vaccinate. Puppies receive immunity from their mother. A certain amount is passed while in the uterus. Additional is passed in the colostrum. Mothers first milk. This is good! The bad part is, at some point, the immunities that the puppies get from their mother is lost. We have no way of knowing when this is. The worse part is, that until this immunity provided by the mother fades, puppies to not build immunity against vaccinations we give them. So we are left with a guessing game. I'm not good as guessing, so I attempt the "shotgun" approach. There are a few things we do know. In reality, vaccinations do not prevent dogs from getting diseases. They are an attempt to prevent a fatal outcome if they are exposed to a disease. There are different types of vaccinations. The most common I am familiar with is Modified Live and Killed. Killed vaccines do not actually induce the disease - which is good. But they are also less effective. Modified life contains a live agent of the disease. In rare cases, it actually produces the disease. It does provide better protection. Killed vaccines are safe to give to puppies of most any age. Modified live should never be given to puppies younger than 5 weeks. Be sure to follow the instructions. Vaccinate early, vaccinate often, socialize your puppies lots and lots - but stay away from the Dog Parks!!!
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Mark and Tracy Johnson, Richmond, KY 859-625-0424 |