Do you vaccinate your dog?

[ss_storm]

How much of a price do you put on your dog's life? Parvo is an awful disease, extremely life threatening, and kennel cough knocks them around a fair bit too. Dogs are fairly social animals so IMO it is a bit inhumane to not allow them any contact with other dogs or the outside world for the rest of their lives.
Heart worm is something else to consider too, there's either a vaccine or certain worming tablets contain a preventative too. Having seen one of Mum & dad's working dogs die from heart worm, it's not a nice way to go either. I figure a $60 (or whatever it costs..are you sure that doesn't include a consult/health check fee as well?) vaccine is much better than a couple of hundred dollar (or much more) vet bill in the future, and potentially a dead dog. Parvo is very able to survive in the environment for many years, which is why I think it's so important to vaccinate for it (it's not like any of the diseases we humans can be vaccinated for are able to survive for that length of time outside a host, so we have a better chance of avoiding them ITMS).

[Phteven]

Yes. The pet hotel won't take them if they aren't vaccinated and I wouldn't leave my dogs at a place that would accept unvaccinated dogs.