Is it safe for my unvaccinated puppy to be around vaccinated dogs?

Yes, as long as the other dog is fully vaccinated this should not be a problem. If the other dog is around dog parks or goes to boarding facilities, then I would try and distance the two dogs while they are in the same household. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

It is possible, although rare, for people to bring infectious agents into a home on shoes, clothes etc which a pup is not fully protected against until after the course has been completed and onset of immunity is generally a week or so after full vaccination. Similar to newborn children, general precautions of clean clothes and shoe, washing hands and avoiding contact with any owners of pets who have recently been unwell would be sensible. Do not take puppy to public areas or parks or mix with any dogs which are not fully vaccinated with up to date boosters.

If she has had a full course of vaccinations at the correct intervals, she should be okay around unvaccinated dogs, however, to be safe, if there is a choice, I would not allow her to spend a lot of time in close contact with them. Vaccinations are excellent at preventing disease, but no vaccination is 100 percent effective.

Vaccines in puppies should be given every 3-4 weeks starting at 8 weeks of age. So he can be boostered at 11-12 weeks (looks like he has about a week to go). The chances of him getting something from the unvaccinated dog's owner is pretty minimal but there is always a slight chance. I personally would not be too worried about it but there are a couple things you could do to minimize risk. You could just kindly ask her to wash her hands before petting. The other option is that you don't have to let her pet him at all. You can always say you are busy training him and you would prefer that no one pets him for now if you want to avoid a conflict..... Hope this answers your question. Best wishes!

Yes! The adult dog could carry many diseases and parasites without showing signs. Jack's immune system is not developed enough to handle these things. Jack should only be around healthy, vaccinated dogs until he is fully vaccinated. Kisses to Jack!

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The unvaccinated Puppy will be at risk of contracting viruses from the environment that the litter-mates will be protected from, not at risk of getting the virus from the other puppies. If the environment is clean and free from viruses, and no exposure to unvaccinated animals occurs, then Junior should be ok. I recommend getting him vaccinated ASAP. At 8 weeks though he should still have some immunity from his mom if she was vaccinated. Best of luck with Junior!

Yes - as long as his most recent booster was given at four months of age or older, he should be considered fully vaccinated. He will need a rabies vaccine from your veterinarian when you get a chance to have this done, but in the meantime it should be fine for him to be around other dogs. Congrats on your new puppy! :)