New pups

definately get them some heart worm medicine

I'm no expert on this matter, but as pups worming them is pretty important I believe.

If you don't want to spend money on vets, just go to your local feed store. Most of them carry the vaccines for dogs and you can do it yourself if you're confidant enough to do that.

Yeah I have no problem doing it myself, just not exactly sure on what to give them

I brought my mastiff home at 8 weeks and he had been given his first shots and checked at the vet. I got the 8 in 1 at the feedstore and got him some ivermec and do all of that myself. He just made a year and will be doing a followup just to make sure everything is okay.

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They give shots for Parvo, its EXTREMELY contagious and could kill both pups in a matter of days. This is NOT something you should do yourself, go see a vet ASAP.

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You definitely need to see a Vet to get this vaccination.

got 3 labs, AMAZING DOGS. ABSOLUTELY get them shots or they could get parvo and die, and get them worm treatment and give them monthly. Take care of these guys like you would a child.

You dint have see a vet to get parvo vaccines. The only problem with feed store vaccines is you don't know how they've been handled and that can effect potency. The other problem is wormer. Feed store workers usually aren't very good. Ivermectin is great stuff, but made for cattle, so your doses have to very small. .1 ml per 10-20lbs. All your 5-1, 7-1 or 8-1s will have parvo in it.

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Ive never taken my pets to the vet unless it's an emergency.

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Plus Juan.

It is actually easy to give the shots yourself. If you do it once you should have no problem doing it. I know some vets will even show you how to do it.

They need a 7 in 1 or 8 in 1 shot. The dewormer I just get it from my vet, it's a yellow liquid, can't remember the name of it. Like some have said, you can do this yourself, I do, but you have to trust where you are getting the vaccines from. They have to be kept cold until given to the dog, I'm in a fortunate situation that my vet sells me the vaccines to give my dogs at his cost. I do take them in for the rabies shot.

After the puppy stage, I give my dogs a yearly 7 in 1, and I give heart guard once a month.

Take your pups to a vet, ask him/her all these questions. It may cost you $100. Money well spent. If you live in the south, you need to have them on some kind of heart worm preventative once they are old enough to start it. Someone mentioned ivermetctrin, but it is labeled as a cattle dewormer. Some people use it, but you need to be very careful with the dosage.