When to give first vaccination to Mini Dachshund?

[2013]

Hi, our mini-Dachshund will be 8wks old this weekend. I thought the pups first injection would be at 8wks, but the breeder normally does her Dachshund's at 10wks - due to the vaccine amount being the same size for a Dachshund as it would be for a Great Dane! Should i go with her recommendation of 10wks, or vaccinate now at 8wks?

Thanks

[bexVN]

When did you pick pup up, they shouldn't go to new homes til 8 weeks preferably, If you've only had a couple days pup should be allowed to settle into new home for a week before vaccinating, so basically I would compromise and aim to start first vacc at 9 weeks

If you want vet to do health ck sooner, yours may do what we do and offer a new pup free health ck. This gives chance to meet pup, check pup is healthy then arrange when to book in for 1st vaccines, it also means pups first visit isn't one where they end up being jabbed!

[2013]

Thanks bex

We would of had him a week this Sunday. He was born on 17/02. Obviously we don't take him out yet, but he does have interaction with our other dog (Beagle - fully vaccinated), who goes on daily runs across the fields. Is the little chap at risk of contracting anything from our Beagle?

[Jasandjules]

Well, there are people who say never.... There are alternatives to vet vaccinations

http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk/

[bexVN]

2013 said:

Thanks bex

We would of had him a week this Sunday. He was born on 17/02. Obviously we don't take him out yet, but he does have interaction with our other dog (Beagle - fully vaccinated), who goes on daily runs across the fields. Is the little chap at risk of contracting anything from our Beagle?

There is the potential for cross contamination but you would be very unlucky. Pups are housed with older vacc dogs who go out all the time and it is very rare that we see a problem with this. It tends to be pups coming from poor breeders/ puppy farms/ pet shops that are most at risk these days, Parvovirus used to be rife and kill all the dogs in a street when it hit, now due to good puppy vaccines, though this is still a nasty disease that flares up, it tends to be channelled through the aforementioned places and environments, maybe just being cautious by washing off your beagles feet first after a walk, that type of thing, would be good for next two weeks or so.

[2013]

Thanks again for the excellent reply and advice bex, most appreciated

[parakitaMol.]

Now you have sorted the vaccinations..... More Dachshund pictures please.

[GALLARDOGUY]

Good luck with house training.

You will need it.

[parakitaMol.]

One of mine took a while to train but the other was fine. They aren't so bad, you just have be consistent. They both go on command now.

[Thevet]

Jasandjules said:

Well, there are people who say never.... There are alternatives to vet vaccinations

http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk/

Not as contentious as the content of the site, but my views..... vaccines are a very important way of reducing or eradicating disease. It is true that we do not know how to stimulate only one specific type of antibody, as the immune system is still a marvel that is not completely understood, but vaccination will protect against the two commonest nasties, parvo and distemper, in dogs. Anyone who advocates not vaccinating puppies against these has not seen the awful conditions these are. I lost the first dog I decided to take as a rescue as it developed distemper before I could vaccinate it. i haven't seen parvo for a few years now due in my opinion to good vaccination amongst the canine population around here.
I have no problem with debating if all vaccines are due every year, we don't use them each and every year. I have no fears whatsoever of my dogs ever developing any of the diseases we vaccinate against, and the suggestion by the CHC site of so many problems being common as a result of vaccination does not hold true.