Can my new puppy go outside safely before second vaccinations?

It's fine to take her to your back garden only before she is vaccinated, as long as there is no access to other dogs in your garden. she can catch fleas so i would recommend treating her for fleas regularly once she starts to go out.

I do worry a little about him going outside if he has to go into areas that are public areas and where other dogs have been. The problem is that if other dogs have been in that area and you don't know whether or not they have been vaccinated, Diggy could just at risk for developing some serious viruses. If you live in a house and you have a private yard, then I would be less worried about this and I think starting to allow him to go into your yard only then you would be okay. I would only allow him to socialize with dogs of your friends whom you know are fully vaccinated. I hope this helps!

You can take your pup out for play and walks in your own back yard. Do not take him to areas where other dogs romp or walk as he is not at all protected against any of the viruses we vaccinate against. He will need two more courses of vaccines before you can take him outside your house and yard.

It would be best to take him out when the full set of vaccines is given, but if it is a small closed garden and he/she is not going to get in touch with other animals, that is generally fine and the risk of possible infection is very low.

That sound be fine as long as no other dogs, coyotes or foxes have been in the yard. In general, a dog free, isolated back yard is fairly safe. The main concern is generally parvo which can survive in the soil for up to a year. Please feel free to post any additional questions.

Congrats on your new puppy! Because you will not have a private yard and cannot be sure that your area will be virus free, Niko should stay confined from public areas until at least two weeks after his final shots at 16 weeks of age. Parvovirus can live in the environment outside for up to a year, so it's extremely important to make sure he has no contact with that, or any other potential life threatening viruses. You can train Niko to use pee pads instead until he is fully vaccinated, and then work on house training him.

It depends on your area. I do recommend outside training with dogs that were vaccinated once. Although, still caution people because the puppies are not fully vaccinated. Make sure he does not come into contact with other dogs unless you know the people and their dogs are healthy and up to date on vaccinations. I would also recommend wiping his paws off when he comes in from outside. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.