Sarah Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 i suppose it depends on how secure your garden is and where you live - I couldn't let mine out before they were fully vaccinated as our back garden backs onto a nature reserve populated by foxes badges etc etc so we were advised to keep them indoors until they'd completed their second course. Didn't stop me from taking them places though I just carried them everywhere lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 It probably is different however we need to be carefull when giving advice to take them outside, especially from someone as yourself who knows a lot about Huskies as it will be taken as very good advice when in fact here in the UK its not good advice to let them out before there 2nd vaccinations as said above. Like you said, it may be different in different parts of the world I dont know myself, however I do know that it is not advised to do so here due to illnesses such as Parvo which is carried by quite a lot of animals and is more often than not a killer. I can not emphisise enough, do not let your puppy outside unless you can be sure that no other animal has ever been there, ie you live on the 40th floor of an apartment and its a balcony that cannot be accessed by any animal no matter how clever they are lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 i suppose it depends on how secure your garden is and where you live - I couldn't let mine out before they were fully vaccinated as our back garden backs onto a nature reserve populated by foxes badges etc etc so we were advised to keep them indoors until they'd completed their second course. Didn't stop me from taking them places though I just carried them everywhere lol Thanks Sarah, that makes sense. We get possums and things in our back yard (even though it's just in suburbia and doesn't back onto any nature reserves, lol) but they don't carry the diseases that we vaccinate our pups against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bec Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 It probably is different however we need to be carefull when giving advice to take them outside, especially from someone as yourself who knows a lot about Huskies as it will be taken as very good advice when in fact here in the UK its not good advice to let them out before there 2nd vaccinations as said above. Like you said, it may be different in different parts of the world I dont know myself, however I do know that it is not advised to do so here due to illnesses such as Parvo which is carried by quite a lot of animals and is more often than not a killer. I can not emphisise enough, do not let your puppy outside unless you can be sure that no other animal has ever been there, ie you live on the 40th floor of an apartment and its a balcony that cannot be accessed by any animal no matter how clever they are lol. Generally vets advise that here too, Marc. We vaccinate against parvo and it can be rife in certain areas (parvo outbreaks are not uncommon). Most puppy owners here would follow the idea that you don't take your pup out until they are fully vaccinated, because that is what most vets advise. But there is also a huge danger if people take that advice to keep their pups couped up at home without realising that doing so can also be a risk, in fact a huge risk when it comes to how the pup's brain is developing. 80% of a pup's brain is developed by the time they are 16 weeks of age, remembering that from 12-16 weeks a pup is in their first fear period and the way they learn is vastly different compared to when they were in their crucial socialisation period at 8-12 weeks. The way they behave and act is different, too, and as I said before, things learned by negative association in a pup's fear period can stay with them for life. In fact - a friend of mine had a pup who was attacked by another dog when she was in her fear period and despite going and seeing a very reputable behaviourist almost straight away, her pup will never be a normal dog. There are far more dogs PTS due to behaviourial problems that are caused by lack of socialisation than there are dogs that die from diseases like parvo. This is why more and more trainers, behaviourists and experienced dog owners (world wide - at least in Oz and the US) are no longer subscribing to the idea that pups should be kept at home until they are 12 weeks. I am by no means advocating for everyone who reads this to simply take their pups out before they are fully vaccinated, especially as I said before I don't know how different it is in the UK - but that people need to do their own research and decide for themselves considering there are risks associated with both methods. It's about learning as much as you can and weighing up the risks for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Hi sorry to jump in on this thread a collar and lead best way to Go with puppy then progress to a harness ? kind regards beaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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