Comments on Immunization Without Vaccination

Thank you for this great article. I just wanted to tell you that 5 years ago I took the plunge and did not give my new Bernese Mtn Dog any vaccines. I found a wonderful breeder who was on board with this and did not give the first set of shots that my boy’s siblings got at 8 weeks. I took him right home that day the others got their shots. Interestingly 3 puppies came down with a “parvo like” illness a couple of days later and spent 3 days at the vet’s. They survived thankfully. I gave my boy the parvo and distemper nosodes and at 12 weeks took him to the local dog park for 5 minutes a week. He never got sick, not even a tiny bit of diarrhea! I tested his titers at 5 months and they were positive! He is also fed raw and lives a very active and healthy life. Now, at 5 years old, he is the healthiest Berner that I know…no allergies, no health issues whatsoever. Fingers crossed that he will live a very long life.

I will be buying a puppy soon and I am interested in this natural way of immunizing against distemper but when I check the rules of dog parks they say your dog must be vaccinated to enter. Now what?

SO glad to have found your website! My son insisted we not vaccinate our new puppy and i was skeptical, but after a conversation with Dr. Patricia Jordan and now your information, I'm SOLD. Our puppy came from a breeder who had given her 2 puppy shots prior to us receiving her, and when I tried to get a titer test done - Dr. Whitecoat talked me out of it, saying - nothing will show up anyway because the mother's immunity will have overridden the vaccines. She had absolutely no response for me when asked "then why immunize so early in the first place?". Anyway - my question is this...I've purchased and am starting to use the Nosodes for Parvo and Distemper, but my puppy is now 4.5 mos old. Should I continue past the 9 mo mark because we're starting later or stop at 9 mos? Thanks again!

I’m not sure my question went through so if this is a repeat I apologize. My 12.5 week puppy had 1 combination vaccination at 8 weeks. I’m walking her in our neighborhood in S.C. that has various critters around; probably raccoons, possums squirrels and dogs but probably not unvaccinated dogs., some outdoor cats. Will that be enough or should I give nosodes from your kit? If so how often until when? Thank you

Looking to view these articles on parvo and non-vaccines for our new pup but I need them in PDF form or something else? The website is not user friendly, wants you to open in another browser but that doesn't work??? It should be difficult and hard??? Argh. Can you send to my email address without all the compliations?
Thanks.

Also wondered what is safe to use to get rid of roaches without poisoning our pets.... & us???

Hey Dr.Falconer.....how do we get rid of fleas & keep them off our cats & dogs????

Thank you so much for this information Dr. Falconer!!! I was hoping to get your thoughts on my current puppy situation.

I will be bringing home an unvaccinated 8 week old puppy in 10 days. I asked the breeder if she would be willing to not give him his 6 week old “puppy shots” and she agreed to it. My plans for this puppy will be to keep him unvaccinated, raw fed and an intact male.

So now my pup is going to spend 2 weeks with his Vaccinated litter mates and I’m a bit nervous now after reading all these comments that I will get a sick puppy.

Any insight and advice?

My 8 year old diabetic dog is past due for her parvo/distemper vax & I am terrified....help?? Also I want my critters OFF KIBBLE....HELP??

Hi there,
We will be bringing home an unvaccinated puppy at 9 weeks of age. We live in England and there are no ‘dog parks’ here but we have a large park near us where dogs frequently walk both on and off leash. Would this be sufficient? Just 5 minutes? Does puppy have to actually come in contact with other dogs or is sniffing around as effective?
I’m nervous about this protocol but am also very awake about vaccines so understand the importance of gaining natural immunity.
Thank you.

I have a question about exposing puppies to parvo and distemper at a park to build immunity. My puppy was vaccinated at six weeks for parvo and distemper before I got him. He is now 14 weeks and I do not want to continue to vaccinate him. Should I still take him to do the dog park immunity building for 5 min for a few weeks?

Hi Dr. Falconer,

For the natural immunity protocol, does it matter if it's rained? I want to start doing this with my new puppy and in fact we did do one exposure on Friday, but it had rained I think that day, so just wondering if you know if that matters or not.

Hi
I am getting the crocker spaniel who is between 8-9 weeks old. She is from a farm and outdoor area, so I know she will have good immunity. I will try this method of short exposure to boost up immunity. As a fact ,I know homeopathy works( used it on myself and my family). I will also use food (Kefir, turmeric, a tiny little garlic, ghee, yogurt) and oils( cure sesame oils and Ayurvedic oils) for the puppy to keep her healthy.
How about food??

I was wondering g if you could give me any info on natural prevention of heart worms. I don’t want to get the heart worm injection for my 5 year old Maltese and was hoping for an alternative solution.

Sorry, I forgot to mention the puppy is coming to me completely unvaccinated.

Hi, so I'm curious, I'm acquiring two livestock guardian dogs next month. We just bought a farm and thus I do not know what animals and diseases may be on that land (other than there were cows and horses there when we visited). One of the dogs we are getting is 7 years old and has been partially vaccinated. The other dog, her puppy, will be 8 weeks old when we bring her home. Because these are working dogs they are not able to be kept inside for any length of time. I'm very nervous about bringing an 8 week old onto this land that could have diseases on it (and definitely there are wild animals coming and going). It's not the "5 minute" exposure but 24/7 exposure. What's the best thing to do with a dog like this? Thanks.

I don’t understand i have a neighbor who’s Dog wasn’t vaccinated and got parvo If you don’t vaccinate and expose them what happens if they get parvo isn’t this playing with fire ?

I'd like to know if the temperature matters outside when your doing the parvo 3 week exposer? I've done this the last 2weeks and it's 10° here today and it's my day to take her, and does it matter the age to do this? She got puppy shots b4 she came home at 8weeks but I never let her after, she 1-1/2 now. Had her titer tested for distemper & parvo last month, she was pos for being immune to distemper (I swear it's because she has hinted since she was 9 months old and killed raccoons, hedgehogs and squirrels) but she was neg on parvo immunity so I started the bark park method. Just wanted to make sure the temp doesn't make a difference so I kno if I should repeat, didn't want to pay for extra titer unless I had too, they had a hard time getting her vein, I didn't like that.
Thank you

My 5yr old Doberman had titers done for the first time for distemper and parvo and adenovirus. The only vaccine he has ever had was the combo at 6 weeks old. He has been exposed daily to our forest that is frequented by raccoons, opposums, skunk, coyote. He went to obedience starting at 10 weeks old, and to two dog shows as a puppy. His titers came back great, though the conventional vet said he would need boosters next year (which I won't be doing, this was just for curiosity sake to see if he had antibodies). I didn't tell her he's only ever had 1 shot at 6 weeks. But I should. And that one shot may not even have been effective as the maternal antibodies in the puppy at this age can interfere with the vaccine. Possibly he gained natural immunity through his environment?

Four days ago we brought home a 10 week puppy from an unknown and out of state breeder who reported that she had "all her shots and is due for her follow up." Though the puppy didn't look to be in good health, she was curious and playful and we were hopeful. I knew it was risky. Two days later she became very weak with diarrhea and vomiting and would no longer take food. Today she has nothing left to expel, but has now squatted out a puddle of brownish blood. I'm afraid she may not survive. There are no vets in my area that I can trust. Is there a homeopathic remedy that might help her?