Anna, Your #4 on your list is what I've been telling people for a long time. I'm not a vet but I've had dogs most of my life. My dogs that didn't make it past 10 or 11 years all had there shots regularly. Now we've had a doberman make it to 16yrs and a husky make it to 17yrs before they had to be put to sleep. Their only shots were puppy and rabies.
We have three Golden Retrievers and just adopted a 14 month St. Bernard. We are going really light on shots.
Also believe it or not, the St. Bernard is better behaved than the retrievers. He is fixed but has been no major problem.(he is still gunshy about everything)
Anyway, thanks for listening to me blabber. Its getting late, I have to go to bed.
