Vaccinations
What's already been done when your puppy arrives, and what your vet picks up from there.
Our vaccination programme
Every puppy leaves us with age-appropriate vaccinations complete and full written records. Immunity is built in a series, not a single shot — maternal antibodies interfere with early doses, which is why the schedule repeats every few weeks until around sixteen weeks of age.
Vaccination schedule
- 6–8 weeks
DHPP — 1st dose
Distemper, hepatitis (adenovirus), parainfluenza and parvovirus. Given by us before any puppy goes home.
Done by us - 10–12 weeks
DHPP — 2nd dose + Bordetella
Second combination dose, plus kennel cough protection if your puppy will meet other dogs, board, or attend classes.
Your vet - 14–16 weeks
DHPP — 3rd dose
Third dose. Immunity is only reliable once the series is complete — this is the one people skip and should not.
Your vet - 16+ weeks
Rabies + final DHPP
Rabies as required by your state, alongside the final combination dose. Boosters annually or triennially thereafter.
Your vet
Worming
Puppies are wormed on a rolling schedule from two weeks of age. Roundworms in particular are extremely common and are passed from the dam, so this is routine rather than a sign of anything wrong.
- 2 weeks First dose (pyrantel pamoate)
- 4 weeks Second dose
- 6 weeks Third dose
- 8 weeks Fourth dose, plus a faecal check before going home
Your vet will advise on ongoing parasite prevention. In Spain that conversation should cover leishmaniasis, which is transmitted by sandflies and is endemic across much of the country — prevention means a repellent collar or spot-on through the warm months, and there is a vaccine your vet may recommend depending on where you live. Fleas, ticks and heartworm are covered by the same routine.
Records provided with each puppy
- A dated vaccination record listing every dose given, the product used and the batch number.
- The worming schedule with dates and products.
- The cartilla veterinaria, and the European pet passport where one has been issued.
- A veterinary certificate confirming your puppy was fit to travel.
- The ISO microchip number and its entry in the regional registry. Every puppy currently with us is microchipped apart from Canela.
Keep your puppy safe until the series is finished. Until roughly two weeks after the final dose, your puppy is not reliably protected. Avoid dog parks, pet shop floors, motorway service areas and anywhere unknown dogs toilet. Parvovirus survives in soil for months and travels on shoes. Socialise in the meantime by carrying your puppy, and by inviting known, vaccinated dogs to visit — the socialisation window matters too, so the answer is not to keep them indoors and isolated.
Rabies vaccination is compulsory in Spain, but the schedule and booster interval are set by each comunidad autónoma and differ between them. This programme is what we follow; your own vet’s advice takes precedence for your dog.
Questions about our protocol?
Happy to send the full records for any puppy before you commit.