| NON-CORE (optional) Vaccines |
Primary Puppy Series
(≤ 16 weeks) |
Primary Adult Series
(> 16 weeks) |
Booster Interval |
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Antigen Extract
(SQ administration) |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart beginning as early as 8 weeks of age. |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart. |
Annually; animals in a high risk/exposure environment may benefit from a booster if longer than 6 months since the previous dose. |
Leptospirosis
(serovars: canicola, icterohemmorhagiae, pomona, grippotyphosa) Various 2-way and 4-way combinations are available. Killed bacterin
(SQ administration) |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart beginning as early as 12 weeks of age. (Vaccination of dogs less than 12 weeks of age is generally not recommended) |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart |
Annual booster is recommended for dogs with a defined risk of exposure. Vaccination is not recommended for all dogs. Exposure risk should be considered prior to recommending. |
Lyme borreliosis
Killed bacterin
(SQ administration) |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart beginning as early as 12 weeks of age. |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart. |
Annual booster is recommended for dogs with a defined risk of exposure. Vaccination is not recommended for all dogs. |
Crotalus atrox
(Western Diamondback Rattlesnake vaccine) Toxoid
(SQ administration) |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart, not earlier than 6 months of age. Recommendations vary depending on size of the dog and risk of exposure. |
Administer 2 doses, 3 to 4 weeks apart. Recommendations vary depending on size of the dog and risk of exposure. |
Annual booster is recommended for dogs with a defined risk of exposure. Vaccination is not recommended for all dogs. |
NOTE: Although vaccines licensed by the USDA are currently available in the United States, routine vaccination of dogs against canine coronavirus and Giardia lamblia is NOT recommended.