Woman Asks Questions About The Dog Her Stepdaughter Wants To Bring To The Property, But The Stepdaughter Gets Offended

"Parvo is rampant in our area and we are not willing to take any chances since the puppy hasn’t had all of his shots."

Damjan

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 10, 2022

Having people over always requires work and preparations, especially if they have kids or pets. Now the responsible thing to do is always ask if the host would mind. And if they ask questions, you should answer them.

“I’ll bring my dog over” is not really full info. What breed is it? Is it calm? Is it comfortable around strangers and in strange homes? These are the questions in every host’s mind, but not many ask them, out of politeness.

But when it is family, you don’t need to be so polite because you are amongst your own, right? You can freely ask some questions and not be worried that the other person would be offended, especially if it’s your child.

Well, some people don’t like questions, even if they come from their parents (of course, for some people it’s -especially when they come from their parents). We have one such story today. It was posted by a married elderly woman who just got a puppy.

And the puppy is still not fully vaccinated, making it suspectable to infectious diseases. Vets recommend that any puppy that’s not fully vaccinated avoid contact with other animals.

And that was OP’s concern because her husband’s daughter wanted to come for a longer stay with her boyfriend and his dog. And when OP's husband asked about the dog, what it is like, if it is vaccinated and similar, the daughter got offended.

" My husband told his daughter that they could bring the dog, but it wouldn’t be allowed in our house or in our little fenced yard in order to keep our puppy safe and healthy. Parvo is rampant in our area and we are not willing to take any chances since the puppy hasn’t had all of his shots.

We have two cabins and one has a fenced yard that the daughter, boyfriend, and dog can stay in for the weekend. The daughter has refused to give us any information about the dog they want to bring here and is offended that we would ask such probing questions."

Read this interesting story below:

OP asks:

She and her husband have a puppy that's not fully vaccinated yet. Her stepdaughter wants to bring her BF and his dog to a visit.

Her husband told his daughter they could use the other cabin on their property, but that wasn't good enough for her.

Redditors agree that these are reasonable questions

Parvo is really dangerous

What's with the secrecy?

Parvo hangs around

Redditors who had puppies with parvo agree:

It can survive outside for several months

OP posted an update:

What is parvo? All dogs are susceptible to the extremely infectious canine parvovirus, however, puppies and dogs without vaccinations under the age of four months are particularly at risk.

The virus affects the digestive systems of dogs and is transferred by direct contact between canines as well as through contact with infected surroundings, humans, or excrement (stool).

Infected dog handlers' hands, clothing, food and water bowls, collars, and kennel floors can all get contaminated with the virus. It can last for a long time in the environment and is resistant to heat, cold, humidity, and dryness.

Damjan