And I am just the opposite. I would say "Absolutely not." Nope. If it means losing a sale, so be it. I have trouble with just the families coming to visit...it is very easy to pick up disease on shoes and such, but dogs walking where other dogs walk, trails, parks, dog parks, can really bring home serious diseases. All it takes for me to say no is to read the symptoms and the horror stories of Parvo.
We had puppies with kennel cough and that was bad enough...nosiree...people who visit have to wear booties at my house!
I'd suggest that you research the diseases, how they are communicated, how long the viruses live and decide after you know more.
I asked my vet if I could take my puppy with me to visit my mother in another state. He said, if you KNOW that there has not been a parvo infected dog in TEN YEARS on the property, then go ahead.
This is not the first vet who has told me such things...another vet told me that I was wise not to let visitors in without shoe covers (I made him wear them when he came! LOL) because, in his words, "Once you get Parvo, you NEVER get rid of it."
We had puppies with kennel cough and that was bad enough...nosiree...people who visit have to wear booties at my house!
I'd suggest that you research the diseases, how they are communicated, how long the viruses live and decide after you know more.
I asked my vet if I could take my puppy with me to visit my mother in another state. He said, if you KNOW that there has not been a parvo infected dog in TEN YEARS on the property, then go ahead.
This is not the first vet who has told me such things...another vet told me that I was wise not to let visitors in without shoe covers (I made him wear them when he came! LOL) because, in his words, "Once you get Parvo, you NEVER get rid of it."
