House bound until Maggie gets her Rabies Vaccine?

[Karen Glassman]

Well we've had our sweet Maggie for 12 days now and she is amazing! We love her to bits, but we're going a little stir crazy. Our vet advised us not to take her out anywhere until she's had her rabies vaccine, which she won't get until March 25th. That's another month away! Maggie is 11 weeks old now and (as I'm sure you're all aware) is very active. We play fetch in the house and run around our tiny back yard as much as we can. We've taken her out a few times without putting her down on the ground. We made a short trip to Lowes and Staples where she rode around in the shopping cart. She visited my office and my husband's office while I held her in my arms the entire time. We visited my son's house where she met 3 wild toddlers and got to run around their back yard (they don't have any pets).

Are we doing this right? Do we really have to wait until she's had her Rabies vaccine before we can take her for a walk in the neighborhood or go to a puppy training class?

Does anyone have any suggestions or advice to help us get through the next month?

Feeling isolated with an increasingly active, but adorable Labradoodle!

 

[Karen Glassman]

Maggie squirms when I try to hold her too. She seems to do okay in a shopping cart though :) I just have to carry her from the car into the store. I'm pretty sure she'd jump out of a wagon.