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This is just what I do, and I am positive people will disagree. People get very passionate about their opinons on these matters, and I'm not interested in a debate, just giving you MY opinion. 
As you know I work for a vet and take Flip with me just about every day...so he is exposed to a lot of things other dogs might not be, so bear that in mind.
Yearly, I do DHLPP-C (distemper), and will be doing a heartworm I live in a state with a lot of mosquitos. This coming rabies will be a three year, I will likely do Lymes in the summer, and I have to do Bordatella because he is exposed to the virus frequently.
I give him a heartguard and frontline plus once per month as well.
There are folks on this board who don't believe in vaccinating at all, and like children, this is their decision, I just hope they don't take their dogs out where they are exposed to such things frequently. We are really seeing a 'comeback' of distemper and parvo lately, whichi is likely a result of the 'anti-vaccination' people. When I first started as a tech, I very very rarely saw any diseases like distemper and parvo, and when we did it was in the very rural areas (we did housecalls, etc.) of the state. I know I'll get flamed for this, but I'm just giving my opinion. There is no way in heck I would let my dogs go unvaccinated, period. This goes for our cat too...and mom's horses.
As you know I work for a vet and take Flip with me just about every day...so he is exposed to a lot of things other dogs might not be, so bear that in mind.
Yearly, I do DHLPP-C (distemper), and will be doing a heartworm I live in a state with a lot of mosquitos. This coming rabies will be a three year, I will likely do Lymes in the summer, and I have to do Bordatella because he is exposed to the virus frequently.
I give him a heartguard and frontline plus once per month as well.
There are folks on this board who don't believe in vaccinating at all, and like children, this is their decision, I just hope they don't take their dogs out where they are exposed to such things frequently. We are really seeing a 'comeback' of distemper and parvo lately, whichi is likely a result of the 'anti-vaccination' people. When I first started as a tech, I very very rarely saw any diseases like distemper and parvo, and when we did it was in the very rural areas (we did housecalls, etc.) of the state. I know I'll get flamed for this, but I'm just giving my opinion. There is no way in heck I would let my dogs go unvaccinated, period. This goes for our cat too...and mom's horses.
