Practical, no-fluff guides on the paperwork side of dog ownership — vaccines, records, boarding requirements and being ready for emergencies. From the team behind DogTag.
Every shot by age — DHPP, rabies, lepto, Bordetella — plus adult boosters and what happens if you miss one.
📋How to get records from any vet, what boarding and travel require, and a simple system for keeping it all.
🏨What every kennel, daycare and groomer asks for, how far ahead the shots must be given, and what to bring.
📄Why the certificate counts and the tag doesn't, how long it's valid, and how to get a copy from any vet.
🐶What's done by 8 weeks, the first-week vet visit and records, next shots, coat care — from the family behind The Real Doodle Co.
🐕Which boosters after year one, how often, which depend on lifestyle, and what changes for senior dogs.
🆘The 30-second list a sitter, ER vet or stranger needs, what to leave off, and where to keep it so it's found.
🔳Where they genuinely help, where they fail, and how they compare to a microchip and an engraved tag.
🗓️Enter your puppy's birthday, get a printable schedule with real due dates for every shot.
DogTag stores your dog's whole medical record — vaccines, meds, documents, vet contacts — with reminders, an emergency card and a QR collar tag. Free to start.
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