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What is the earliest age that you should bring your puppy to the dog park2007-11-25 2:52:41

I want to make sure it's socialized properly but he is only six weeks old. I know, I've read that it's too early to take away from the mom in many posts but this is the circumstances and I have to deal with what I have. Should I wait a few weeks before I take him to the park? He is an American Bulldog.

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You shouldn't ever take your dog to the park, pet store or any other large social place like that until they have completed their series of puppy vaccinations. The reason for this is that he can pick up potentially life threatening diseases from the dogs at the park, who even if they are vaccinated can be carriers for the disease so they will appear perfectly healthy to you. You also don't know that anyone else at the park takes their dogs in to be vaccinated on a regular basis and you don't want to put your puppy in danger. As far as socalizing for now let him only interact with family member or friends dogs that you know are current on all their vaccines and won't put him in dangers way. Any good puppy classes won't even let you enroll until he is done his set of puppy shots as well. Don't worry, but the time he is done his shots its not by any means to late to start socalizing him with other dogs. However, in the mean time you can start socalizing him with people.

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Puppies can catch Parvo from adult dogs. Check with your vet to find out the age at which you can SAFELY bring your puppy to the park-- and when you do bring him there-- wtach OUT for Aggressive dogs.

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You shouldn't take him to a dog park until he's had all his shots. You can take him out for walks closer to home after he's had at least his first two shots, but nowhere there's a lot of dogs.

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make sure he has ALL his shots especially Parvo and keep him on a flea/tick medicine first

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What I would do is take him to the park every once in a while, but don't take him inside the actual park...