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Short, practical answers to the questions that come up at the vet, the kennel and the front door.
Guide · Boarding & daycare
Most boarding and daycare facilities ask for proof of three vaccines: rabies, DHPP (the distemper and parvo combination), and Bordetella (kennel cough).
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Leave your sitter how to reach you, your vet and the nearest emergency vet, written permission to approve care (with a spending limit), your dog's feeding and medication schedule, their routine and quirks, and a copy of their vaccine and medical records.
Read the guide →Guide · Vet records
Call your old clinic and ask for your dog's complete medical record, not just invoices, sent to your new clinic and to you as a PDF.
Read the guide →Guide · Adoption
In the first 30 days, collect every record the rescue has, see a vet within the first week, put the microchip in your name, and keep vaccines and heartworm prevention on schedule.
Read the guide →Guide · Adoption
Which guide-dog, military and police K9 adoption programs are open to people in North Carolina, and what they ask for.
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