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Mark,

Saw your comment on Dr. Becker's last article and wanted to respond.  Sorry if you have already been innundated with responses :)

Dr. Becker has two GREAT article on vaccinating our pets at the below links.  It is a heavily discussed topic on her forum as well...  If you're not a memeber and want to be, click on the forum link at the top of the Pets page.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2009/08/04/when-it-comes-to-vaccinating-your-pet-less-is-more.aspx

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2010/03/31/high-cost-of-pet-vaccinations.aspx

FYI --- Once a pet is immune, you can titer your pet to confirm immunity, immunity will likely last the lifetime of the pet.  Boostering is not necessary and will not "boost" immunity...  Dr. Ronald Schultz is one of the leading experts on vaccinating here in the states. 

"Schultz, professor and chair of pathobiological sciences at School of Veterinary Medicine, has been studying the effectiveness of canine vaccines since the 1970s; he's learned that immunity can last as long as a dog's lifetime, which suggests that our "best friends" are being over-vaccinated."  http://www.news.wisc.edu/8413

Have a great day :)

Thank you for adding me as a friend.  Your life sounds incredible.  I too have a golden retriever named Holly.  She is 10 as well, seems healty and very happy.  I have a friend who lives in New Zealand, Natalee Purcell, she played on the Olympic Womens basketball team for New Zealand last year.  Are you from New Zealand?

Christina