"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." ~ Bern Williams

VACCINATIONS
PUPPY VACCINE series protects against Distemper, Hepatitis, Lepotspirosis, Parainfluenze, Parvovirus, and Coronavirus (DHLPP-C vaccination). Usually given at 6, 9, 12, and 16 weeks. A DHLPP-C booster is given one year later.

RABIES vaccination is given with the last DHLPP-C. The first rabies vaccination is good for one year. Subsequent vaccines protect for three years. Rabies vaccine is required by law and needed for licensing. State laws vary as to how often the vaccination should be given, so please check your state's requirements.

BORDETELLA (kennel cough) vaccinations for dogs boarding at kennels ot attending training classes or dog shows. One vaccine is given annually.

LYME DISEASE vaccinations for dogs that are taken into the fields and forests where they may be exposed to ticks which carry the causative agent. An initial series of 2 vaccines given three weeks apart and then one vaccine is given annually.

PARASITES
HEARTWORMS are a blood parasite transmitted be an infected mosquito. If your puppy was born after mosquito season (November 1st or later), than we do not require a heartworm test before starting preventative. We recommend heartworm preventative be given from June 1st through December 1st.

Adult dogs on monthly preventative such as Heartgard or Revolution should be tested anually at any time of the year.

FECAL EXAM checks for intestinal parasites such as round worms, hook worms, and whip worms. During the puppy vaccine series two negative exams, three weeks apart, are recommended. We recommend an annual exam for adult dogs.

SPAYING AND NEUTERING
Recommended at 6 months of age for all dogs not used for breeding.

MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION
We strongly urge that you obtain an i.d. tag to be attached to your dogs collar. We also offer more permanent identification with the Home Again Microchip.

The chip is the size of a grain of rice and is inserted underneath the skin. The i.d number and owner information is then registered with the AKC. If a pet is lost and recovered, the number can be read by any agency or veterinarian who has a chip scanner and the owner can then be traced.

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