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From: joe@ccice6.UUCP (Joe DiBenedetto II)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Dog Dandruff
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 13:01:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 13:01:14 1985
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> My one dog who is now a little over a year old
> (he is a mixture of Doberman/Shepherd and Black Lab/Chesepeake Bay)
> has a terrible dandruff/dry skin problem!
> I'd like to mention that he is outside during the day while
> we're at work, but is inside the rest of the time.
> He's itchy a lot!
> 
> When I brush him, it brings out the dandruff even more (he has
> a beautiful coat otherwise).  My other dog has never had a
> dandruff problem (he's inside during the day).
> 
> Can this problem come from the fact that Rocky is outside
> during the day, or does it stem from something else?
> Does anybody have any solutions/helpful hints for
> Rocky's dandruff?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> 
> Jo-Ann J.
> hou2f!54326jj

First you have to consider the time of year. It is starting to get cold outside
and you are probably turning your heat on in the house. Your house inside has
probably been producing alot of dry air which in turn causes dry skin. If a
dog is left outside every day all day his skin will tend to get dry.

Another thing you can try is changing the dog food. Try a food that has oil
in it for the skin, that will most likely help too. If you have changed 
dog food brands to a cheaper brand, well that is a problem too.

My suggest that you use Ken-L bisket, IAMS, Science Diet. Any of these are
natural dog food that would help. The only thing that I use which is kind
of unnatural is mighty dog which is a meat supplement that you should mix
with the dry dog food. One more thing add a oil to his food. Go out and buy
some linatone and put the correct amount in his food, there are others on
the market, but this is by far the best and an all arounder too. Well got
to go hope I helped.


				Joe D. ccice6:joe