After the recent talk of Parvo on this site, I still didn't bother to rush my 8 month old dog out to get her a vaccine. Now, I think she has been exposed. Today, I went to talk to a neighbor and her daughter advised me that they had just had 2 of their puppies die of Parvo and that my dog shouldn't be walking through their yard. AUGH!

I picked her up and ran home. I went crazy and dipped her paws in a bleach and water mix. I went online and found that you can get it from fecal matter. I remembered that yesterday we were walking through the neighborhood and she stopped to smell some dog poop. When I realized it, I pulled her away. I don't know, but I think that, through these two incidents, she has been exposed. We went ahead and gave her the vaccine today. Will that help? What should I do? Thankfully our other dogs have been vaccinated.

No advice.  Good luck and keep us posted

I'm with Mary,  just keep a close eye on her.  At 8 months old I would hope her immune system is strong enough to handle the exposure.  I feel you did the right thing by vaccinating her, and that vaccine should provide immunity for years.  Puppies need 2 or 3 parvo vaccinations because when they are born,  they have immunities from their mother.  The length of that protection varies from dog to dog so you have to give several parvo vax to protect them.  A booster is given at one year that may provide protection for life.  It's been proven in tests to last 7 years.  You could order some  Parvaid (parvo remedy) as a preventative, since she was exposed to the virus.  It can be ordered from  http://www.ambertech.com/parvaid.php

It can last up to ten years in the ground. So that yard needs to be off limits.

We don't send our pups home till 12 weeks so they have two shots done. We would like to see 16 weeks so they are finished. We only have 1-2 litters a years so it's our choice with our vets backing.