When can my 11-week-old puppy safely go to doggy daycare or park?

I prefer she not be around other dogs until she’s 14 weeks old and has finished her vaccinations. You certainly can take her out and about as long as you minimize her contact with other dogs. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Mia.

Socialization in controlled environments is good (such as puppy classes where all puppies must show proof of vaccination) or with friends that you trust to have their dogs vaccinated. I would not recommend going to public parks or pet stores until 1 month after the last vaccination (usually at 16 weeks of age).

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! For his own safety and the safety of other dogs, it would be best to wait until he has received his complete first year round of vaccines including the second parvovirus vaccine which usually is given at around 4-5 months of age though that depends on when they received the first set of vaccines. This should be soon anyway so you should be able to take him to the park fairly soon. He is adorable!!! Good luck and have a great day!

I would not recommend taking your puppy with you. Even if you carry her the whole time people will still approach you and want to pet her/come into contact with her. I think this is a high risk of exposure to illness. She is not fully vaccinated so taking her will be a risk. I hope that helps

Congratulations on your new puppy! Red can interact with other dogs when he has had all of core vaccines which include rabies, bordetella (kennel cough) and a combination distemper vaccine. His rabies vaccine can be given after he is 12 weeks old and he should receive at least three distemper vaccines (usually given at 6, 9, and 12 weeks). I hope this helps and am happy to answer any other questions you have!

Yes, she can be around vaccinated dogs, but I would stay away from dog parks or pet stores where there are lots of exposures to dogs with unknown vaccinations. Puppy classes where proof of vaccination is verified would be an excellent way to help Jenna become socialized.

Hi, I would recommend keeping Wolverine confined to just your house and yard for now. Until all the vaccinations are complete, there is a risk he could either get sick or infected since his immune system is weaker compared to adults. I would recommend rabies, Lyme, Lepto, and bordetella vaccines. Bordetella is important if he will be around many other dogs such as boarding or the dog park.