Fortunately, we now have a set of recommendations designed just for shelter dogs, courtesy of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and available online. A similar set of recommendations for shelter cats, the 2006 Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report from the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), was also released this summer. The AAHA and AAFP guidelines cover all the basic aspects of vaccine use in shelters: what types of vaccines are recommended, which diseases we should generally vaccinate against, how often vaccines should be given, which animals are candidates for vaccination, and more. This is the first time ever that shelter-specific guidelines have been included in the recommendations published by these respected organizations.