Good morning everyone,
We will be getting our new puppy in a couple of weeks! We are extremely excited and cant wait to start this new adventure. However I do have a question which i thought i would ask the group since i cant seem to find any decent answers online.
A bit of a back story - we live in Canada, in a large urban area. We are fortunate enough to actually have a small yard. Our yard is open at the front, and has a hedge surrounding the property. Our puppy will be 8 weeks when we get him, from a reputable breeder, and will have his first set of shots/wormed etc. We have scheduled our first vet visit when we get him (as per breeder contract), and another at 12 weeks for second set of shots. My concern is that we plan on potty training (every hour) outdoors, at the back of the house, in the yard - basically keeping him on the property / leashed. There are very few dogs in the neighbourhood. While there might not be many dogs around, we do however have 'urban' raccoons who visit frequently at night - Ive seen them alot, and i know they are digging in the yard.
My concern is him picking up something from the raccoons
-i dont think pavro is a huge issue in our city (have talked to vets) and i dont think it can be passed between different species (raccoon - dog)?
-as far as i know, distemper is also not frequent here
-Not sure much about Giardia, but something i plan on researching a bit
Am I being over concerned? If a raccoon is walking around your yard at night, would you have any issues letting your puppy play out there? I basically just wondered what your thoughts are on this. Perhaps I just need some reassurance that everything will be okay for a month prior to his second set of shots.
Thanks very much!
We will be getting our new puppy in a couple of weeks! We are extremely excited and cant wait to start this new adventure. However I do have a question which i thought i would ask the group since i cant seem to find any decent answers online.
A bit of a back story - we live in Canada, in a large urban area. We are fortunate enough to actually have a small yard. Our yard is open at the front, and has a hedge surrounding the property. Our puppy will be 8 weeks when we get him, from a reputable breeder, and will have his first set of shots/wormed etc. We have scheduled our first vet visit when we get him (as per breeder contract), and another at 12 weeks for second set of shots. My concern is that we plan on potty training (every hour) outdoors, at the back of the house, in the yard - basically keeping him on the property / leashed. There are very few dogs in the neighbourhood. While there might not be many dogs around, we do however have 'urban' raccoons who visit frequently at night - Ive seen them alot, and i know they are digging in the yard.
My concern is him picking up something from the raccoons
-i dont think pavro is a huge issue in our city (have talked to vets) and i dont think it can be passed between different species (raccoon - dog)?
-as far as i know, distemper is also not frequent here
-Not sure much about Giardia, but something i plan on researching a bit
Am I being over concerned? If a raccoon is walking around your yard at night, would you have any issues letting your puppy play out there? I basically just wondered what your thoughts are on this. Perhaps I just need some reassurance that everything will be okay for a month prior to his second set of shots.
Thanks very much!