Vaccinate your pets -

Every year I am beaten over the head by anti vaxxers by tales of woe about dogs who get parvo and die right after getting a shot. They use this as irrefutable proof that vaccines don't work and that big pharma is out to kill and poison our dogs. These people are well intending fools sadly and their dogs pay for this silliness. 

Here's the problem. Their statements have no merit in reality.

First off - a vaccine is not a wand. It takes time from the moment of administration to the moment that the dog's immune system has time to develop antibodies to actually effectively fight the disease. For most about two to three weeks - so getting a shot then going directly to the dog park is a pretty stupid move.

Vaccines cannot and will never give a dog the disease it's designed to prevent a full outbreak of. They just don't work that way.

Vaccines are not full of toxic levels of heavy metals except in ridiculously high doses. In reality there is more toxins in a can of dog food than in a vaccine.

That said over vaccination is just as stupid as under vaccination. Latest studies tell us that vaccines may last 6 years to life for most pets. So if your vet is giving you grief about every year - do yourself a favor and find someone less worried about your wallet's contents being transferred to theirs. A great way to do this is to give your own vaccines where legal to do so.