Could someone clarify something for me, please?
In Debra's very first post, the link she gave says, in part:
"The new guidelines stress that a puppy's immune system is fully mature when he reaches 6 months of age. At that time, he should receive a modified live virus (MLV) series of vaccines. Individual vaccines should be spaced three to four weeks apart for optimum effectiveness. There is no need for further vaccinations or boosters after that."
It sounds like it's saying that, at 6 months of age, the dog should receive a "series" of MLVs spaced 3 to 4 weeks apart (doesn't say how many shots are in the "series").
Does that mean that NO SHOTS should be given until 6 months of age, or does it mean that the normal series of puppy shots should be given as normal and then, at 6 months of age, another series should be given?
I just can't imagine letting a puppy go unprotected until 6 months of age, but, to me, that's what it sounds like this paragraph is saying.
Blaze has already had 3 series of puppy shots and is due for this 4th, and final, shots now. I was planning on having boosters done at one year (April/May 2012) and then going to the 3-year protocol, or having titers done every 3 years. Should I, instead, have the boosters done at 6 months of age (just 2 months from now)? And, if so, how many shots, 4 to 6 weeks apart, constitute a "series?"
As you can tell, I'm totally confused as to what the above paragraph is really saying! 
Another question regarding shots: Blaze is also due for his first rabies shots. Can I have that done at the same time that he receives his other shots, or should I wait a week or two between shots?
