Vaccinating your puppy is the basis of good puppy care.  Vaccines help reduce the risk of your German Shepherd Puppy acquiring diseases like parvovirus, distemper, kennel cough, and rabies.  Vaccines are usually given when puppies reach 6-8 weeks of age and are given every 3-4 weeks until the puppy reaches 16-20 weeks of age.  Boosters are then needed every one to three years.  There are many different vaccine schedules your veterinarian might use.  For example you puppy might receive shots at the following ages: 6, 9, 12, and a rabies vaccination at 15-16 weeks of age.

Puppies are usually vaccinated against: Distemper, Adenovirus (hepatitis), Parvovirus, and Parainfluenza.  All of these vaccines are usually combined in one vaccine typically referred to as “the distemper shot.”  Also depending on where you live, you may also need vaccines against Coronavirus, Lyme disease, Leptospirosis, and Bordetella.  Rabies vaccination is needed as well and is required by law.  Rabies vaccine is usually given at sixteen weeks of age, and then boostered a year later, and then boostered one to three years later depending on the local laws and regulations.  Rabies vaccine is the only vaccine that you must absolutely get for your German Shepherd Puppy.  Only a licensed veterinarian can administer a rabies vaccine.  However, we recommend vaccinating with distemper shots as well as rabies.

CONSULT YOUR LOCAL VETERINARIAN FOR VACCINATION SCHEDULE