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Puppy Vaccination Singapore: the Schedule

Puppy vaccination Singapore, the short answer: core doses at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional dose at week 16. The first 2 are done before your puppy comes home at around week 9, the third is with your own vet, and a booster follows every year.

We are a seller, not a veterinary practice. Everything clinical on this page ends with the same answer: ask your vet.

How many vaccinations does a puppy need in Singapore?

Three core doses in the first puppy vaccination series, at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional fourth at week 16. Deworming happens at every one of those visits. The annual booster then runs from year one onward, for the rest of the dog's life.

The puppy vaccination Singapore schedule, week by week

The timeline is set by the core vaccination course, not by us, which is why homecoming lands where it does. The useful thing about this page is that it tells you which parts are already behind your puppy when it arrives.

What happens at the farm, and what happens with your vet

Puppy vaccination schedule and the handover to your own vetCore doses at weeks 6 and 8 happen at the farm. Homecoming is about a week after the second dose, at around week 9. The week-12 dose and an optional week-16 dose happen with the owner's own vet, and an annual booster follows from year one.Week 6first core dose, at the farmWeek 8second core dose, at the farmAround week 9homecoming, about a week after the secondWeek 12third dose, with your own vetYear one onannual booster, for the rest of the dog's lifeAn optional dose at week 16 sits between the last two, and is your vet's call.
The core course and where the handover falls. The first two doses are done before homecoming; everything from week 12 is with your own vet, working from the booklet that travels with the puppy. Source: the vaccination schedule maintained on this site.

What is already done before your puppy comes home

This is the part no other page on this search can tell you, because none of them bred the puppy. Puppy Singapore did.

So the puppy vaccination Singapore record below is first-party rather than general advice, and every line of it is checkable against the paperwork in your hand on the day.

Core doses at weeks 6 and 8
Both given before the puppy travels, and both written into the booklet with dates.
Deworming at every visit
Done at each vet visit through the schedule, not once at the end.
A vet health check
A licensed vet examines the puppy and clears it before it is allowed to go home.
Microchip
Implanted and registered before homecoming, and tied to your own AVS dog licence.
Health certification
Written, signed and dated, so the record is verifiable rather than verbal.
The booklet itself
It travels with the puppy. Your vet continues from it rather than starting again.

The vaccination booklet, and why it matters

It is the least glamorous thing that comes home with a puppy and one of the most useful. Every dose, with dates, and every deworming, in one place.

  • Take it to the first appointment. Your vet reads it and continues the course rather than restarting it, which can save your puppy a duplicated dose.
  • Keep it after the first year. The annual booster runs from it, and boarding, grooming and travel often ask to see it.
  • Check it before you pay. Dates and doses should be filled in, not promised.
  • If a seller has none, there is no record of what the puppy has or has not had. That is the whole point of the document.

How much does it cost to vaccinate a puppy in Singapore?

Puppy vaccination Singapore cost is among the most searched phrases on this subject. There are two halves to the answer, and we can only give you one of them honestly.

An earlier version of this page carried a per-dose range for vet fees. It has been removed: we do not set those prices and could not keep them accurate.

Can puppies go out if not vaccinated?

This is a question for a veterinarian, and in an HDB flat it is a harder one than the overseas guides assume, because the ground is not yours.

Why the going-out question is different in a flat

Private garden compared with shared estate groundA garden is used by one household's dogs. A housing estate's lobby, lift and grass verge are shared with every dog in the block. The socialisation window is open at the same time, which is why the timing is a judgement rather than a rule.A gardenone household's dogsAn estateevery dog in the block, several times a dayMeanwhilethe socialisation window is openWhich is why this is a judgement about your puppy, not a rule off a website.
A private garden is used by one household. A housing block's lobby, lift and verge are used by every dog in the estate, several times a day. That is the difference a vet is weighing. Source: the care guidance published on this site.

Many vets here suggest keeping a part-vaccinated puppy off communal ground. We are not going to give you a date, because the timing depends on your puppy, how the course is going and what your vet knows about your area.

  • What you can do meanwhile: most early socialisation works indoors, and the training guide sets out the flat version of it.
  • The toilet routine faces the same constraint, which is why the potty training guide starts indoors rather than outdoors.
  • Carrying counts. The socialisation window is open either way, and a puppy watching the world from your arms is being socialised without standing on shared ground.
  • Ask at the first appointment, with the booklet in front of you. If you are still choosing a breed, the HDB-approved breed list is the other thing to settle before homecoming.

How long after a 2nd puppy vaccination can they go out?

Your vet decides. That is not a dodge, it is the only answer a seller can give without pretending to clinical knowledge it does not have.

What we can tell you is exactly where your puppy sits in the course when it reaches you.

  • Two core doses done, at weeks 6 and 8.
  • The third still ahead, at week 12, with you.
  • The booklet in the bag, with the dates written in it.

That is the information your vet will want, and it is the reason to book the first appointment early rather than at week 12.

Do I really need to vaccinate my dog every year?

The schedule we work to has an annual booster from year one, and that is what we tell every buyer, including the ones who would rather not hear it. It is a cost that arrives after the sale, which is exactly why a seller has no incentive to mention it.

Some vets tailor the interval or the components for an individual dog. That is a clinical decision for them to make with you, based on the dog in front of them and its history.

What we will not do is make skipping it sound reasonable. It is not a call we are qualified to offer, and it is not one we would offer if we were.
A puppy at home after its first vaccinations

What happens if a dose is missed or overdue

Call the vet. They will tell you whether to resume or restart, and the answer depends on how overdue it is and on the dog.

Where the information on this page comes from

Information last checked 26 August 2026.

Puppy vaccination in Singapore, answered

How much does it cost to vaccinate a puppy in Singapore?
There are two halves and we can only answer one honestly. The doses done before your puppy comes home are already included in our price, along with deworming, the vet health check, the microchip and health certification, so there is nothing further to pay us. What your own vet charges for the week-12 dose and the annual booster is theirs to quote, not ours: clinics price differently and those prices change, so we do not publish a figure for them. The other first-year cost we can state, because it is published, is the AVS dog licence at $15 a year for a sterilised dog and $90 for a non-sterilised one, less a 10% rebate online.
How long after a 2nd puppy vaccination can they go out?
Your vet decides, and that is the honest answer rather than a dodge. They will weigh how the course is going, your puppy specifically, and what the ground is like where you live. What we can tell you is where your puppy is in the schedule when it reaches you: the first two core doses are done, and the week-12 one is still ahead. Ask at the first appointment and take the booklet with you.
Can puppies go out if not vaccinated?
This is a vet question, and in Singapore it is a harder one than the overseas guides assume. In a housing block the lobby, the lift and the grass verge are shared with every dog in the estate, several times a day, which is a different proposition from a private garden. Many vets here therefore suggest keeping a part-vaccinated puppy off communal ground. Meanwhile socialisation still matters and most of it can be done indoors, which our training guide covers.
Can I bathe my puppy after vaccination?
Ask your vet. Clinics give different guidance on this and it depends on the puppy and the dose, so a seller guessing at it for the sake of a paragraph would not be doing you a favour. It is a short question at the end of an appointment you are already having.
Do I really need to vaccinate my dog every year?
The schedule we work to has an annual booster from year one, and that is what we tell every buyer. Some vets tailor the interval or the components for an individual dog, and that is a clinical decision for them to make with you, based on the dog in front of them. What we will not do is present skipping it as a reasonable option, because it is not one we are qualified to offer and not one we would offer if we were.
What happens if I miss my dog's yearly vaccine?
Call the vet. They will tell you whether to resume or restart, and that answer depends on how overdue it is and on the dog. Do not decide it yourself and do not double up to catch up. We publish no protocol for this, because inventing one would be worse than saying plainly that it is not ours to give.
How long can a dog vaccine be overdue?
There is no number we can give you that would be safe to act on, and any page that hands you one without knowing your dog is guessing. It is a vet question, and it is the sort they would much rather answer by phone than deal with the consequences of later.
How many vaccinations does a puppy need in Singapore?
The core course we work to is three doses, at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional dose at week 16. The first two are done before your puppy comes home. The week-12 dose happens with your own vet, from the booklet that travels with the puppy, and the annual booster follows from year one.
What comes in the vaccination booklet?
Every dose given, with dates, and the deworming done at each visit. It travels home with the puppy and it is the document your vet reads to continue the schedule rather than starting it again. Take it to the first appointment. A seller who cannot produce one is a seller with no record to show you.
Do I need a dog licence as well?
Yes, and it is separate from anything to do with vaccination. Every dog in Singapore needs an AVS dog licence: $15 a year for a sterilised dog and $90 for a non-sterilised one, less a 10% rebate if you pay online. Puppies go home not yet sterilised, so a first licence is usually at the higher rate. First-time owners also complete the AVS Pet Ownership Course before licensing.
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