Hi there, I'm bringing my puppy home in just 3 weeks (longest of my life!!) and i'm starting to get really worried about him being exposed to sicknesses before he gets his full shots. I live downtown in a big city and I'm worried about taking him outside to do his business and him catching something. My building is very pet friendly and it seems everyone has a dog or two. While i know most of my neighbors keep their dogs in very good health with all shots up to date, i am worried about my little guy snarfing up something. I'm not sure if i'm overreacting because of all of the reading and reasearch i've been doing on this, but my fear and protectiveness over keeping him safe is sarting to get a little out of hand. My parents do live in town with a big, fenched-in, very desease-free backyard, so he's going to have lots of play time and won't be stuck in an apartment all the time! but there's no way i'm moving home til he gets all of his shots! I'm obviously going to stay away from the dog parks til he's good to go, but i really do not want to start him off doing his business on papers/puppy pads.
I guess after that rambling I'm really just looking for some advice on how to go about letting him do his stuff outside without the risk of exposure. Any tips on how to make sure he doesn't pick something up? Also can he catch stuff just from walking around outside? Or does he have to ingest elimination from an infectged dog? Am i just being a nut/over protective dog owner? I understand the basics of it but I'm having a bit of a freak out!
Thankyou!!! any and all advice is needed!!!
I guess after that rambling I'm really just looking for some advice on how to go about letting him do his stuff outside without the risk of exposure. Any tips on how to make sure he doesn't pick something up? Also can he catch stuff just from walking around outside? Or does he have to ingest elimination from an infectged dog? Am i just being a nut/over protective dog owner? I understand the basics of it but I'm having a bit of a freak out!
Thankyou!!! any and all advice is needed!!!