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Is it safe for my vaccinated dog to be with an unvaccinated puppy?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 3 lbs

Hello, I have a 11 month old Maltese, female who has had ALL her shots and vaccinations, and I recently purchased a male Maltese who is 8 weeks old and hasn't had his second set of shots yet, appointment in 2 weeks, do I need to always separate the two since the baby.is not fully vaccinated? Do they need to avoid any and all contact

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Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 14th, 2018

No, you do not need to separate them. It is actually good if they are together as it helps socialisation. Just do not take your older dog to a dog park or let him meet other dogs while your puppy has not had the full course of vaccinations.
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  • Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on October 28th, 2019

    Since the labs are fully vaccinated, they are safe to be around the puppy and the rescue, but the puppy and the rescue should not be around each other until fully vaccinated. To make things easier for you, yes, I would keep them all separated until the puppy and the rescue have had all their shots.

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