you are correct in stating that over vaccinating is a problem. However, not giving a puppy its first shot until 8 or 9 weeks is gambling in my opinion that they won't come down with Parvo. I like to ideally have at least two shots in my pups before they leave so 6 or 7 weeks is when I give them their first shots and then 3 weeks later their second. Rabies I give separably from the other shots and usually not until they are 6 months or close to. I also do not vaccinate my older dogs after 7 years of age, except rabies which is by law required. MYJOY SHEPHERDS Joyce Willis -----Original Message----- From: Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx> To: Showgsd-l <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Jan 7, 2014 11:21 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Litter Vaccination Schedule Do you really believe that a vet that wants to give a puppy a shot every 2 weeks really cares about that puppy? Autoimmune disease has been proven to happen when too many vaccines are given to a puppy. Dr Dodds has made her lifetime work to save animals by not overvaccinating them. If you look at it realistically vaccine companies, vets would lose lots of money without giving these vaccines so of course they would recommend giving them every 2 weeks. Ever wonder why today so many dogs have allergies, autoimmune disease, cancers, etc. as you introduce too much foreign substances into a body it is not a good thing. Theresa -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 1/7/14, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> wrote: 6 & 8 weeks then either every 2 but not longer than 3 weeks between shots, puppy 5 way, one after 16 weeks. I don't think too highly of Dr. Dodd's schedule nor do my vets. There are too many rescues in the mid-Atlantic bringing dogs up from the south to re-home because apparently we don't have enough and we are seeing parvo and distemper. My crystal ball doesn't work to tell me exactly when maternal immunity wears off and since I have know breeders who have waited and have had puppies come down w/ parvo before 9 weeks...well, so much for Dr. Dodds. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================