subject: How To Get Organized For A New Pet [print this page] Remember how your kindergartner needed paperwork stating he had all of his shots before he could start his first day of school? Well, pets require the same kind of paperwork. You'll need to make an annual appointment to keep the vaccinations current and in order to obtain a license from your local town, you'll need proof. Keeping it all together in one place means you won't have to tear through various files to figure out if Bugsy had his Bordatella shot.