What are the chances of my puppy getting Parvovirus from my backyard?

its reasonably safe to take your puppy in your own back yard. How else are you suppossed to housebreak it?

If you had parvo virus in your yard, you'd be tracking it in on your shoes anyways!

Socialization is also important.. but choose wisely where you take him I'd avoid dog parks and petshops.. but friends and relatives who have no pets, or their pets are kept vaccinated is also reasonably safe.

Also.. hold him at the vet. Dont let him on the floor. Remember.. sick dogs often go there. And while they do clean and disinfect.. they often do not take the effort to thououghly disenfect the waiting room floor after a sick dog has visited.. they generally spot clean "accidents" thru the day.

If it was my puppy, I wouldn't do it but, since you have already been taking him to the same spot for a week, it doesn't make a difference now. Just know that Parvo virus is microscopic and can even be transplanted by the dust in the wind. Even a treated area can become infected. You are doing the right thing by having people take off their shoes before they enter your house because a lot of the time the Parvo virus is tracked into your home on the bottom of your shoes. Your puppy is so young. He really shouldn't even be away from his mother for another 2 weeks. He is especially susceptible to viruses since he is so young.

I use potty pads. I trained my dog first to use them because I wouldn't take him outside until he had all of his shots. After he did have his shots, I trained him to go outside which was no problem because he loves to go outside. Using a potty pad does not teach a dog to go in the house. It teaches them to go on the pad. They have been a lifesaver for me more that once. It gives him a place to go if he can't hold it all night and I'm asleep or, he can use it if he has to when I'm at work. He usually doesn't use it but there have been times when he has. All you do is pick it up and toss it. No mess.

It's very rare for a pup to get parvo if it has been given shots. The shots usually last 4-6 weeks so as ling as you keep up with his puppy shots its highly unlikely he will get parvo but it is possible. Since you are taking the steps to prevent the pup coming in contact with the disease I wouldn't worry about it.

Don't worry it's fine to take the puppy out to potty :) just pick up its poo so that flies that may have been on a parvo virus infected dog poo. Won't come and land on your dogs poo and its surroundings.

Don't be too careful with your puppy , it's in it's major imprinting stage , any behaviours taught in this period ( it ends at around 4 months old) will be hard to get rid of, make sure you socialise it with as many kids, dogs and adults as u can, ones wearing helmets, using umbrellas , ridin bikes, walking prams etc

Since there was no history of parvo, the chances of your pup getting it from your yard is very slim, and no need to bleach.

As far as taking him out in public, I would wait until he has his shots, and his system is up to speed.