10 week old puppy on an RV trip?

[Georgie]

I'm with Shelley on this one- For me this time is a very special, busy time and like a newborn baby, there is so much bonding and routine to establish. Usually on this forum I'm reading posts about people taking holidays from work to stay home with their lab. Maybe other breeds are different but labs are a lot of work in the first year to three years, but especially as puppies. I would also be concerned not only about wildlife poo but TICKS. Lab puppies so easily pick up ticks are they are extremely difficult to remove from a wriggly puppy. Bonding with my puppy is far more important than bonding with my car.

[windycanyon]

I too agree with Shelley. The fact of the matter is it really depends on the vaccinations he's been given, but there isn't a single manufacturer who will stand behind their product for parvo until at least 12 wks for 100% protection.
One of my pup owners also had a trip planned to CA, but fortunately it was not until after 13 wks, and by that time w/ the protocol I use here (since i live in a higher risk area for parvo), she was in the safe zone. I'd hold off a few more weeks.

There was just a pup on another forum that spent 4 days in emergency for parvo on IV, etc., also contracted while on vacation and they figure picked it up at a potty stop. Parvo is out there, everywhere... just plan on it being there. Why risk it?

[Charlotte K.]

There is a HUGE difference in a 10 week old and a 13 week old in terms of immunity. If you do go, please don't put him down on the ground. You have no way of knowing what parvo and other disease is on the ground from wildlife or other pets. I disagree about the older dog in the family being just as liable to carry parvo--that is not true at all. Use the ex pen, either with a mesh bottom as in a puppy pen
Amazon.com : Midwest Puppy Playpen w/ 1/2 Grid 48L x 48W x 30H : Pet Kennels : Pet Supplies

OR at least a ground cloth, with a mat on top of it, a mat too wide for him to reach the ground with his paws, such as this one:
Exercise Pen Ground Covers - Cherrybrook

or this one:
Clean Run: 9 x 9 Ground Cover Mats—Paws & BonesTa

Take a parvo killing disinfectant to use on the bottom of the mat before stowing it in the RV cargo area to go home. Also take off your shoes before coming into the RV. Chlorine bleach solution works, but could bleach material.