Hello to everyone here at champdogs! I love reading all the great advise and tips on this site, so i thought i would ask a quick question.
I was wondering how long a puppy needs to be kept in after it has had all of its injections. I have heard a few different things, so i thought i would ask you all! You always seem to find someone with an answer on this site!! :-) :-)

I would advise not to take a puppy out into public areas untill 2 weeks after the second injection, thats the advise my vet has always givern me.

It also gives you the chance to get your puppy used to walking on a lead and collar in the garden.

Kerry

Everyone must do what they think is best for their dog, taking into account their own geographical location, the type of vaccine and the vet's advice as well as their own experience and preferences.

FWIW I take my dogs out from Day 1 and do not have my puppies vaccinated until 2 weeks after I bring them home, as I believe they are under enough stress without adding to it by inoculation.  So they have their first jabs at 9 weeks after they have been all over the place for two weeks, on the ground.

Personally I believe the risk of underfamiliarisation is greater than the risk of disease in my particular circumstances.

Do what YOU feel comfortable and happy with.

I have mine injected at 8 and 12 weeks and take them out walking 2 days after their 2nd injection.  I also take them everywhere with me either in my arms or in the car or even with a baby holder on the front a friend uses a back pack turned to the front for hers we look a right pair but the puppies are always happy and socialised and not frightened of the vet as we take them in there for a cuddle most of the days we are out .  This also helps to get them used to traffic.  but you must do what you feel comfortable with, if you have a good vet chat to him/her.

Maya

As Tohme says - its what you feel comfortable with. After all your pup will hardly be susceptible at a minute to midnight and completely covered at a minute past ;) Mainly its down to the area where you live and your own opinions.

I take mine out a week after their second injection and always have done.  My Spanish I have vaccinated at 8 and 10 weeks as theyneed to be out and about socialising ASAP.

I am getting a German Shepherd puppy in mid August, I went to the vets yesterday regarding a stray cat we had found, but while I was there I asked for advice regarding vaccination of my puppy. The vet advised that I take the puppy for a full health check the day after we bring it home, but not to give the first vaccination until at least one week after we bring the puppy home (so around 9 weeks), after the puppy had had its first jab, should I still only let it into my garden and not take it out until after the second jab? The vet told me I could take it to a special puppy class where all the pups have had their first jab and not the second, so it will at least be getting some socialisation, but I want my puppy to get used to as many different places and people as possible in that vital period between 8 and 12 weeks when their brains are like sponges! Advice please.

Do what you feel comfortable with.

I get all my puppies, including my latest GSD, at 7 weeks and take them out and about before they have their first vaccination and in between their first and second jabs.  So my GSD puppy came home at 7 weeks and had his first jab at 9 weeks and his second at 11, during this time he met loads of people, dogs, got on a train, a bus, in the car, went to the shops etc etc etc.

But that is my personal decision and my risk.  What is suitable for me may not be for you.

I carry my pups about a lot. Sometimes I'll drive into town to sit on a bench with pup on my lap to watch things. i realise a GSD pup is going to get pretty big and heavy quite quickly, but if you do this for as long as you can it'll help no end.
:)

Someone told me to avoid carrying my GSD puppy because it might encourage jumping up later on (a problem my mother in law had with her last GSD), but I am desperate to make sure my dog is well socialised. I was thinking of asking thelocal old people's home if I could take my puppy along to meet them, as that would be a safe environment and will encourage my dog to understand the difference between people of different ages. What do you think?

Whether or not your dog jumps up later on has absolutely nothing to do with carrying it.  It does have everything to do with training however.

I agree with what others say, do what you feel is right.  Do however, take advice from your vet.  They will know if there is any illness around and can tell you what the risks are in the area you live in.  Mine went out from first injections but only in areas I felt were 'low risk', i.e. not where lots of innoculated dogs were likely to be.

Well, I thought it was quite strange to say that carrying leads to jumping, but this is exactly what a vet told my mother-in-law about her GSD, which she did carry about while a puppy. I must admit though, she probably was not as strict or consistent with training as she should have been, and I think that was the problem rather than the carrying.

If you dont train your dog it's bound to have some problems, in one of my books it tells you to make sure your dog sits especially with big dogs, before you praise it when you come in after being out for a while and that goes for anyone entering your house.  This stops them from jumping up as they realise it isn't rewarding.

I have a Mastiff puppy, he is almost 12 weeks old, and my vet has advised me not to take him out until 2 weeks after his last injection. I have been taking him out in the car everywhere and carrying him about, because i know how important it is to socialise him. I have been doing this since he was 7 weeks, but this is getting very difficult because he now weights about 2.5 stone!!! I cant wait till i can take him out without lifting him!!! (2 more days!!!) :-)
I agree with not letting large dogs jump up. This was the first thing i taught him and he only took a week to learn it! (clever boy!) He has now been sitting on command since he was 8 weeks old! Hopefully the rest of his training goes as well! :-)