SAME HERE! I give my dogs one vaccination as an adult (between 1 and 2 years of age) and THAT'S IT. Except for rabies as require by law, I'm not taking chances with that....we've had rabies incidents as close as 2 miles from my house, so my dogs are kept up to date (every 3 years). Between the minimal vaccinations and feeding raw whole food, plus good genetics, my dogs have been much MUCH healthier. I actually had one year where the total vet bill for my 3 GSDs was.....ZERO. --Regina 2 GSDs in Somerset, NJ On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Iza Ackerman <izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Oh, Molly – you are so right ! My adult dogs haven’t had vaccines > (except for Rabies) in YEARS and everyone is super-fine ! > > Iza Kabuska-Ackerman > www.Karizmashepherds.com > AKC Breeder of Merit > Breeder of a Canadian Grand Victor, an American Grand Victor, > and many more beautiful dogs ! > > *From:* mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 10, 2015 4:15 PM > *To:* kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Over vaccinating our animals? > > Dr. R Schultz, Wisconsin state,has already proven any boosters beyond 16 > weeks do nothing (other than damage)...Dr.Jean Dodds supports these > findings. > I have done close to NO vaccinations for many years. The vets hate to lose > the money....period. > Molly > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: Kathy Partch <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sat, Jan 10, 2015 3:10 pm > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Over vaccinating our animals? > > *Are We Over vaccinating our animals?* > > *I received this message from my vet clinic the other day on my GS for her > yearly checkup. She’ll turn six in April. My other GSD who will be eight > this month has had his updated vac’s some months ago which I wish I > wouldn’t have done. I got into a heated debate with my vet that I felt I > was over vaccinating my dogs. Especially at this age now, & she got in my > face saying don’t be ridiculous & you’ll be sorry you refuse the updates. > But now after talking with some other dog owners and reading this very > interesting link below I’m done. Please give me your opinions as well on > the topic. * > > *Health Care Visit* > *Due Date* > Annual Wellness Exam > *2/6/2015* > DHPP / *Recc 3 yr Interval* > *2/6/2015* > HWT with Annual Exam > *2/6/2015* > > *Here’s a good article on the topic * > http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/lifelong-immunity-vets/ > > *Kathy Partch** www.JoKaySedona.com * > > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > >