We vax because our dog is out a lot around other dogs and the risk is just too high. Parvo spread through our area like wildfire last year and a lot of poor doggies died or had to fight off a really horrible disease.

As others have said, we also board our dog whenever we go away - only once so far but kennels have very stringent rules when it comes to the vaccinations they require.

We don't vax our puddy anymore. She's an old girl now and on the rare times we have gone away she stays home and my parents come around to look after her daily. She's a very anxious girl and would stress completely in a kennel situation.