1.   You must make sure that your dog is vaccinated against illness.

2.   Dogs must be vaccinated against distemper.

3.   You should have the dog vaccinated and wormed.

4.   Tufts and most other clinics will vaccinate dogs who spend time in the endemic areas on the North Shore, Cape, or islands.

5.   Aarun said the program is meant to reduce the risk of diseases associated with the animals and he said it would be cheaper than trying to vaccinate the dogs.

6.   But county officials said they have no records proving the dogs have been vaccinated.

7.   The officials also vaccinated dogs living in the area in case they had eaten the leftovers from what the men cooked, it reported.