08/28/2026
Vaccinate & Protect Your New Puppy 🤍🐾
Bringing home a new puppy is exciting, but remember—their first vaccine does not mean they are fully protected. Puppies must complete the vaccine series recommended by their veterinarian.
Illness can enter your home without your puppy ever meeting a sick dog. Parvovirus and other germs may be carried through contaminated shoes, clothing, hands, soil, surfaces, shared potty areas, and visitors who have recently handled other animals. Research has even detected parvovirus on flies in canine environments.
When bringing home your new puppy:
• Schedule a veterinary examination and bring all health records
• Keep every vaccination and deworming appointment
• Remove shoes and wash your hands before handling the puppy
• Ask visitors to wash their hands and leave shoes at the door
• Avoid dog parks, pet-store floors, shared potty areas, grooming salons, and unknown dogs
• Do not share bowls, toys, crates, or bedding with unfamiliar animals
• Carry your puppy in public until your veterinarian says ground exposure is safe
• Allow safe socialization only in clean, controlled settings with healthy, vaccinated dogs
Contact your veterinarian immediately if your puppy develops vomiting, diarrhea—especially bloody diarrhea—loss of appetite, unusual tiredness, weakness, or fever.
A few careful precautions can protect your puppy during their most vulnerable weeks. Vaccines save lives. 🤍
