8 and 10 weeks here. But my vet recommends the 12 week one. as if it is done at ten weeks she has to wait 2 weeks to go out. If at 12 weeks can go out straight away...

Things are definately done differently in UK. In US they get them at 8 weeks, 11, 14, 17 weeks with an additional 2 sets at 3 weeks apart for certain breeds (for DHPL, one Corona vax and with the rabies at 4 months old). Why is it different there? Different type of vaccine? (In US we were using Fort Dodge and Pfizer) Are people going with the titer tests instead of so many vaccines, just wondering becuase if for example parvo antibodies are tested for they can be present up until 12 weeks which would make any vaccines before then pretty much useless or at worst 'detrimental'...no?

Not critisizing or anything , Im curious why its so different, Im finding a lot of differences in the way things are done in Germany compared to US. Ive had a few interesting conversations with a vet here about the current trend and some people not vaccinating at all due to the controversies over vaccines in general, hes expecting an increase in distemper cases and although Im in an area where theyve rarely seen a case of parvo he is expecting to see it in the near future if the trend keeps up.

Me personally, after the one year booster my dogs have only ever been vaccinated about once every 3 years unless they were going into boarding kennels, and one dog had to be vaccinated about twice a year with Bordatella. My cats where strictly indoor cats so they never got FeLV, just the uppper resp combo if they were going into boarding kennels.

You have a much wider range of diseases to protect against in the US, I don't know the exact details but for example we do not need to have our dogs routinely vaccinated against rabies.

My cats too are strictly indoor cats and are not routinely boosted after their initial kitten course and first annual booster. I only used to revaccinate regularly cats that I was showing.

Your right, and different areas there may involve different diseases, the main 2 though are parvo and distemper so thats why I was interested in how it works in UK, I'll be moving back there at some point, possibly before the end of this year.

Rabies is given to dogs (by law) at 4 months, then 12 months later and then every 3 years, cats dont have to have it by law but if the owner is concerned (e.g a lot of bats or squirrels in the area they live in) then they get it every year.

The last area I lived was a desert area, we sold very little in the way of flea products, rarely say a dog or cat with fleas and if we did it was gauranteed that the pet was not from that area, they cant survive well in the dry heat (the fleas, not the pets). Heartworm was another thing, I think in 15 years or so I only saw a handful of cases and every dog involved had either moved to CA from Texas or had been in Texas travelling.

It's 8 and 11/12 weeks over here but you are basically encouraged to go out with the puppy and socialise and got to puppy class rather than risk loosing the open window so to speak. I got my boy at 10 weeks and we were literally out the next day, though I have to add he wasn't allowed to walk around and sniff. And I will do it again and with every puppy I have.

Penny was born in America and thus had the whole run of vaccs and for 4 or so years was annually vaccinated against parvo, she's 9 now and I honestly can't remember the last time she was vaccinated against parvo and distemper.

Our Lucy hasn't been vaccinated against parvo and distemper for some 2 years, but she came from Russia originally and while we were living there all our animals were vaccinated against EVERYTHING every year as you can't take risks over there.

Penny still gets rabies once every two years (the law is at 14-16 weeks, then a booster after 12 months then once every 2 years if the dog doesn't travel, and once every year if you do) and Lucy and Tam get it annually as they travel and Tam goes to shows and trials.