I read on the website http://leerburg.com/qavaccinations.htm#gsd

it says that "We would only give a rabies vaccination after the pup was finished teething and NOT BEFORE THAT."

I visited this website http://leerburg.com/vaccinosis.htm and I called Dr. Jean Dodds to ask her some questions about rabies shot for my puppy.

She says there is nothing to do with rabies vaccine and teething.

So why people give their puppy rabies shot after they finished teething?

Is that gonna affect the puppy if I give my puppy rabies shot before or when she is teething?

I hold off on Rabies vac till the sheriff comes a-calling.

Rabies is not required by law where I live, but if it were, I would have the same plan as Randy

I am curious about the not vaccinating and in NO WAY judging anyones choice. (I forget my emoticons so I have to have that said)
I live in a area with active rabies on occasion. What happens if your dog meets a raccoon in the back yard and gets bit...no vaccine....is it worth that risk? Or are you not in the boondocks as I am and as likely to encounter? I have had dogs get tangled with possibly rabid animals just in our own yard. I would be a mess if I didn't know their rabies was UTD. Let alone the number of dogs I have seen or heard about through my kennel who got sick from or died from complications of Lyme, Lepto ....Just curious. Rabies is the one shot I do keep relatively up on....have to to register the pack and stay on good terms with AC.

The rabies vaccine is effective if given within 24-48 hours of being bitten by an infected animal.

If your dog tangles with something questionable, you can always choose to vaccinate at that time.

And on that note, even if your pet has a current rabies vaccine, they still have to be re-vaccinated and quarantined for 45 days following a bite from a rabid animal, if you're following veterinary protocol.

State law requires a rabies vaccination in my state every 3 years after a one-year puppy booster. This is one example of what can happen if you don't vaccinate-
http://www.itchmo.com/family-dog-euthanized-after-coming-in-contact-with-rabid-bat-1876
Rabies just isn't something to mess around with. I vaccinated my younger dog when he was 6 months old. I vaccinated my rescued shepherd the day after I picked her up. There is no cure, and there is no treatment.
I've never heard about a teething issue.
Even though the vaccine would be effective if administered with 24-48 hours of contact, no vet can legally do this if they are aware of the situation (contact with potentially rabid animal- or potentially rabies susceptable mammal of unknown vaccine status), at least not around here.
I've seen rabid animals, both foxes and raccoons. They have the potential to attack a much larger animal due to the brain altering nature of the disease, and could potentially bite even a dog under 100% voice control, out in the yard or kennel, or on a leash.
And yes, dogs are absolutely overvaccinated. I do not agree with the 3-year law requirement, but I follow it. It all depends on where you live, the risk of disease, and the state laws. Vaccinations are a personal decision- each dog owner weighs the costs and benefits of vaccination and decides accordingly.
When I move out of Massachusetts, to more northern areas, I will re-evaluate the risks/benefits.
Sorry to be off topic, but I didn't want people to think post-encounter vaccination is necessarily a viable option.

I agree- you accept huge risks if you choose not to vaccinate.

Just like you accept huge risks if you choose to.

Its a cost/benefit analysis, and it varies widely by where you live, and how you live.

Where I live, the incidents of rabies is literally unheard of.

There have not been any recorded rabies for as far back as my vet can remember. Now, he still wants to vaccinate my dogs every three years, but I only do rabies if I have to go into the states because it is required that you show current rabies vacs at the border.