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Anna Westhoff Each week, Ben Westhoff shares the ups and downs of owning Pippi, the dalmatian mix he and his wife Anna adopted as a puppy in late 2009. Anna wrote this week's column. A few days back, we received a helpful e-mail reminder from Pippi's new, terrific vet to update our pup's vaccinations. One of the recommended vaccinations protects against Lyme disease, a bacterial inflammatory disease transmitted by deer ticks that is endemic in our part of the country. But after doing some online research, I question whether Pippi really needs a shot against Lyme disease. It turns out there is a fair bit of controversy among dog experts over whether the Lyme disease vaccination is ...