The kennel my dog goes to requires kennel cough vaccine every six months. I won't bring him to the groomer anymore because they don't require it.
Another shot my dog has is the one for Lyme Disease. Lyme isn't a problem here like it is in MA, but I'd just as soon he has it in case it does happen in these parts. Lyme Disease is a killer for dogs.
Lyme disease in dogs is not like Lyme in humans.
Most dogs [90%] who have been exposed to the virus never really get sick.
However, the vaccine can cause a fatal form of the virus that *cannot* be easily treated with Doxycycline, like “real” Lyme can.
http://foreverhomegreyhounds.com/resources/the_lyme_vaccine.shtml
Just get a SNAP 4 test every six months and *if* you get a positive hit, have a Quant C6 titer test done.
Then, *if* the titers show actual, -active- Lyme, a couple months of cheap Doxy will knock it out.
The Lyme vax is more deadly than the “disease”.
It was -banned- for human use but hey, we gotta make up the money spent for all that research.