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How did everyone manage to carry their 11 week old large breed pup around prior to all his immunizations being complete. He feels as though he weighs about 10kg already!!

(I have a ridgeback)

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train/walk pup in your yard . several times each day , so he is used to walking on lead , sitting , and has started to toilet on command :) You can also now . teach him car travel . and let him get used to wearing harness /seat belt ....then stop near parks/shops etc , wind windows down and let pup sniff/listen/look :)

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He loves the car, we are doing all those things already. He's just getting heavy when we go between places that's all. Sorry, pretty dumb question. One way to get a workout anyway.

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I made my OH do it :laugh:

We didn't take her a lot of places pre vaccination though, just did lots of training in the yard. Practiced driving just around the block in her crate in the backseat.

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To be honest, just walk them. I'm assuming we are talking very short distances and most likely on surfaces such as concrete. It's just about being sensible. Don't let them drink from communal water bowls and come in to contact with other dogs, I don't let them walk on grassy areas where there are unknown dogs. But I walk them, as I'm not prepared to cause myself an injury!! So long as we're not talking about trapsing across the neighbourhood and going to dog parks (or areas frequented by other dogs) then you just have to weigh up the risk. And if you're letting the dog on the floor of the vet clinic then walking on the concrete to get there is no worse really.

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There is minimal risk for puppies if they have been well looked after at the breeders, especially if from healthy mums and are fit and healthy themselves. Chances are your puppy has some good immunity...

Remember that your youngster is currently in a high level of absorbing new ideas.... hence risk of infection is outweighed by the benefits to your dog mentally.

We don't keep our children home away from contact because of risk of infection.... why do it for the dogs....

Imagine a child who doesn't mix until they are 5-6 years old.....??????

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Walk them. I don't take them to public parks and the like, but I don't wrap them in cotton wool, that is for sure.

I was thinking about this thread last night.

Considering that some places allow puppies to start Puppy School classes at 8 weeks, then I imagine there would be few troubles letting Puppy out to walk in selected places.

I would check with the Vet there is no Parvo in the area and proceed carefully.

That first summer we had Tibor in 2000, Parvo was rampant in The Hawkesbury. My Vet advised to avoid allowing Tibor out even in the neighbourhood.

Informed choices will save MAZNAT's arms getting too heavy where Puppy could safely walk.

:)

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This is really interetsing to me! I think it is a tough call to try and weigh up the risks of parvo vs the risks of having an unsocialised dog. Our vet (who I am not a huge fan of) advocates no exposure to the outside world at all till all vaccinations are complete but does run a puppy pre-school at the vet clinic which is basically a free for all :(

My gorgeous Newfie who is now 5 ended up walking on some footpaths when he was a baby but no dog parks or off-leash areas and is the calmest most bomb-proof dog I have ever owned. Is the risk of parvp greater in some States or in Summer rather than winter etc?

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we carried Wilbur but then resorted to a pet stroller carrier with Laiken when we had the two together...She walked when we took her out on her own; we avoided grassed areas, beaches etc and kept to urban concreted areas. Our biggest issue this time round, hasn't been avoiding disease exposure, it was trying to find well adjusted, known dogs for her to come in contact with. We inadvertently had two situations where Laiken was frightened by other dogs and it has made her reactive with dogs that she doesn't know so at 8 months old she still hasn't been to a training field. She trains at home and when we're out and about but I avoid other dogs like the plague because she goes nuts.

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There's certainly regions that are worrisome in terms of parvo - I would always recommend asking a few of the local vets just to get a feel for it. I think either Ballarat or Bendigo has had a recent outbreak for example. I will pop my pups in the car and take them to lots of places - even sitting on my lap watching the world go by at a cafe or a shopping strip is a wonderful learning experience. I do mix them with known adult dogs and well matched pups and I also take them along to retrieving trials which are held on private farms. Lots of dogs, people, water, cover, bird life, gun fire and novelty. That and agility trials - it's a great advantage of competing as I know the people and dogs who will interact with them. Plus the dogs are under effective control 99% of the time.

I hate free for all puppy schools with a vengeance.

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Please can you expand on that Huski? Where do you take her and where would you avoid please?

I avoid places other dogs frequent a lot like dog parks, beaches etc. I do take pups to places like shopping centers, soccer fields, local shops etc etc.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I didn't carry my Dane around, I took him with me, I class socialisation more important than the rare case of disease. Just have a common sense approach and don't go to dog parks etc.

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