I have a 2 year old silver chocolate lab who tends to get bad dandruff and dry skin when it starts getting cold. right now it is summer so its not so bad but I wanted to see if there was something I could do or feed to prepare. right now I feed nature's recipe healthy skin 2x's aday. on his dinner he gets a little olive oil and his favorite day is egg friday, because that is when he gets his raw egg on his dry food. he gets a bath probrobly every other week in the summer, and maybe once a month in the winter.

I am open to any suggestions.

shazamataz

Actually rawhide is vcery bad for dogs.
If they eat is too fast it can actually form a ball in the dogs stomach cauding blockages.

Rawhide treats should only ever be given in 5-10 minute sittings and always supervised to make sure they are only chewing on it and not eating large chunks.

Bathing a Lab once a month is far too much. If they have a good diet they should rarely if ever need bathing (unless they are actually dirty)
Just a good brush every day or even once a week will promote healthy skin as well as brush out any loose dirt and dust they have accumulated.

2labsmom

the biggest reason for the winter baths is that he jumps in the tub because he likes bath time, but I guess he'll just have to dream about it. (when he sleeps sometimes he starts moving his legs like he's dreaming he's swimming) soooo cute

shazamataz

Perhaps you could compromise with him...

Just fill the tub up about an inch or two with warm water, no shampoo and let him splash about.

Catsmine

Here I was expecting to get chewed on about milk bone and the rawhide gets all the flak. I use neither. I get (believe it or not) Hartz chew sticks. The pup loves them, they dissolve completely in the stomach, and they're only 5inches (11cm) long. They really do keep her teeth clean.