Hi and welcome to the group! My opinion would be to look first at the food you feed and its ingredients. should not have corn, wheat, or by-products. first ingredient should be the Meat such as Chicken, Turkey, Beef, lamb etc. 2nd... I would use salmon oil on his food daily. Its good for the skin, coat and heart! follow the direction as to how much per lb of dog.
I am feeding "Freshpet Select" from Albertsons in the refrigerator section of the dog food isle. Its like homemade, but I do not have to cook it! lol. here is the link so you can read about it. http://www.freshpetselect.com/ They also sell freshpet vital which is like feeding raw. http://www.freshpetvital.com/ Just remember that as long as you feed a good quaility near natural as possible dog food, its ok. Some dogs are alergic to an ingredient in the dog food also. I have thought about trying "blue buffalo" and see if Ricky likes that. I would love to find a good & tasty kibble he would eat. anyone know of one? just my thoughts and opinions Shanna --- On Fri, 10/29/10, nicolelpierce <[email protected]> wrote: From: nicolelpierce <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hi there. I'm new. Damian has dry skin. To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 4:16 AM  I'm new and from Wisconsin and it's great to "meet" you all. I have a gorgeous, friendly, sparkly eyed seven month old puppy who is mostly chi (3/4 chi 1/4 shitzu), but he is more like a chihuahua. In fact, he is like one in every way (I had one before) especially dry skin. He scratches his paws and little behind with his teeth and, although I'm sure you've had this discussion before,I would be very grateful if I could get suggestions on how to soothe him. I have doggy s shampoo for itchy skin, but don't want to bathe him too often for fear of making things worse. Suggestions? Thank you very much. Damian's Mom
