Puppy vaccine schedule
Enter your puppy's date of birth to see around when core vaccine doses fall. Your vet sets the final dates.
Your puppy's vaccine dates
These are indicative dates from the WSAVA 2024 and AAHA guidelines. Your vet sets the final dates and vaccines. Rabies timing is set by local law and the vaccine product. This is not veterinary advice.
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For the full picture, read the dog vaccine schedule from puppy to adult. Other apps that remind you of vaccine dates are compared in best pet vaccine reminder apps.
Have a different pet? Try the kitten vaccine schedule.
Questions about the puppy vaccine schedule
When do puppies get their first shots?
WSAVA says the core series starts no earlier than 6 weeks and repeats every 3 to 4 weeks. Your vet adjusts for what the breeder already gave.
How many puppy shots are there?
AAHA says at least 3 core doses between 6 and 16 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks apart, plus optional vaccines your vet may add.
Why does the last puppy dose come at 16 weeks or later?
Antibodies from the mother can block the vaccine. WSAVA keeps repeating the series until 16 weeks, or 20 weeks in high risk cases, to cover that gap.
Is a booster at 6 months needed?
WSAVA says to consider one at about 6 months. AAHA says a single dose within 1 year after the last puppy dose. Your vet picks the timing.
Does my puppy need the leptospirosis vaccine?
WSAVA treats it as core where the disease is endemic. AAHA's 2022 table lists it as non-core, two doses 2 to 4 weeks apart from 12 weeks. Your vet decides based on risk.
How often do adult pets need vaccines?
WSAVA and AAHA suggest core vaccines about every 3 years after the first adult booster. AAHA lists many non-core vaccines as yearly. Rabies follows local law and the product used.
When is the rabies shot?
Local law and the vaccine product decide. WSAVA notes that some countries do not give the first dose before 12 weeks, and revaccinate at 1 year. Ask your vet.
Remember the dates with Pawlarm
Pawlarm reminds you of the dates your vet gives you. Add custom one-time reminders for each appointment, get a vaccine series check-in reminder, and a yearly reminder to review your pet's checkup and vaccines. It does not choose vaccines or dates, and your pet's data stays on your phone.