What your puppy needs, at what age, and the one rule about walking an unvaccinated puppy that we would ask you never to bend.
This is the general shape of a puppy vaccination course in India. Your vet sets the exact dates and may vary it — follow them, not a webpage.
| Age | Usually given | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 2–12 weeks | Deworming, every 2 weeks | Roundworm and other intestinal parasites |
| 6–8 weeks | First DHPPi | Distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza |
| 10–12 weeks | Second DHPPi, often with lepto | As above, plus leptospirosis |
| 12–16 weeks | Anti-rabies | Rabies |
| 14–16 weeks | Final DHPPi booster | Completes the core course |
| ~1 week after the last shot | — | Only now are public walks reasonably safe |
| Annually | Boosters | Core plus rabies, as your vet advises |
Your puppy leaves us with the first DHPPi and deworming complete, the card filled in, and a vet health certificate. The rest is yours to finish, and we will remind you when each is due if you want us to.
Parvo survives in soil and on surfaces for months, spreads through faeces, and kills puppies quickly. It is also completely preventable. This is the whole reason for the rule below, and it is the one piece of advice on this site we would ask you not to bend.
Not in a park, not on a society lawn, not on the pavement outside your gate. Until roughly a week after the final core shot, at about sixteen weeks, the puppy's feet should not touch ground that other dogs use. Carry it outside instead — the socialisation is important and you should not skip it, but do it in your arms.
Most Indian cities have a street dog population, which makes both rabies vaccination and completing the core course non-negotiable rather than cautious.
Two health routines matter more for a Poodle or Goldendoodle than for a short-coated dog, and both get missed.
In a dense curly coat you cannot see the skin, so an infestation is well established before you notice it. Year-round prevention, and part the coat to the skin when you check — behind the ears, under the collar, between the toes.
Drop ears plus a coat that traps moisture is how ear infections start, and in humid cities they recur. Check and dry them weekly, and have the groomer deal with hair inside the ear canal. More on coat and ear care →
The core schedule is DHPPi — distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza — usually given at six to eight weeks, then repeated at ten to twelve and fourteen to sixteen weeks, with leptospirosis often combined. Anti-rabies is given at around twelve to sixteen weeks. After that it is annual boosters. Your vet decides the exact schedule; this is the general shape.
The first DHPPi and deworming, done by our vet, with the card and the health certificate in your hand at handover. The remaining shots are yours to complete with your own vet, and we will tell you exactly when they are due.
Not until roughly a week after the final core vaccination, usually around sixteen weeks. This matters much more in India than in most countries, because parvovirus is common and street dogs are everywhere. Carry the puppy outside for socialisation by all means, but its feet should not touch shared ground until it is covered.
Because it is widespread, it survives in soil and on surfaces for months, and it kills puppies. It is also entirely preventable with the standard vaccination course. This is the single reason we are strict about not letting an unvaccinated puppy walk in public places.
Yes, and it is not optional in practical terms. India accounts for a large share of the world's human rabies deaths, street dog contact is common, and boarding kennels, groomers and airlines will all ask for the certificate. First dose at around twelve to sixteen weeks, then boosters as your vet advises.
Puppies are wormed from about two weeks old, repeated every two weeks until twelve weeks, then monthly to six months. Ours leave with the deworming record complete to that point. Tick and flea prevention matters year-round in most of India, and more so in a curly coat where you cannot see the skin easily.
Yes, and keep it somewhere you will find it. You will be asked for it by groomers, boarding kennels, airlines, and any new vet. Photograph it as a backup.
Ring your vet rather than guessing. Depending on how late it is they may continue the course or restart it. Do not let the puppy out in public in the meantime.