Vaccinations
Protecting your best friend
One of the most important things you can do to give your dog a long and healthy life is to ensure that they are vaccinated against common canine diseases.
After that period, it’s up to you – with the help and advice of your veterinarian – to provide that protection.
How do vaccines work?
Vaccines contain small quantities of altered or “killed” viruses, bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. When administered, they stimulate your dog’s immune system to produce disease-fighting cells and proteins – or antibodies – to protect against disease.
When should my dog be vaccinated?
The immunity that a puppy gains from its mother’s milk begins to diminish sometime after 6 weeks of age. It is then time to begin the initial vaccinations, a course of 3 injections 4 weeks apart. Thereafter, your dog will require vaccination annually for the rest of his or her life. As vaccines vary in the duration of immunity they provide, above all, follow the vaccination schedule recommended by your veterinarian.
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