I have been feeding our 2 cavvies Wafcol for the last few months and it really agrees with them in every way except their coat which seems dull!!

I give them evening primrose oil tablets every morning aswell. Could it be the diet or does their coat dull in summertime?

last year we only had one dog and they have both blown their puppy coats now.

:-)

Dogs need linoleic acid and vitamin E for a healthy coat. These are both found in their most digestible form in sunflower oil. I use Tescos own brand but any good brand will do. About 2 teaspoons a day for your breed. You should see results after about 3 weeks. They may be on the point of moulting of course, in which case the sunflower oil will help their new coats to come through quicker.

Think they may well be coating and the dull coat is dead coat which once removed should reveal their normal glossy coat. Only other thing it may be is if they have been spayed.

> Saxon Dogs need linoleic acid and vitamin E for a healthy coat. These are both found in their most digestible form in sunflower oil. I use Tescos own brand but any good brand will do. About 2 teaspoons a day for your breed. You should see results after about 3 weeks. They may be on the point of moulting of course, in which case the sunflower oil will help their new coats to come through quicker

Do you just pour this on their dried food?

Neither have been neutured :-)

yes, they like the taste so there won't be a problem with them eating it

Worth thinking about the food. Changed mine over from Burns to Pets at Home's latest offering which seems good quality (and has a higher oil content) and the difference was amazing, and noticed by other dog owners - she has much better coat condition, and a bit more flesh underneath (!)
It's just been a case of adjusting quantities to suit activity level. Trying their Light recipe now to see whether that works as well.

> Worth thinking about the food. Changed mine over from Burns to Pets at Home's latest offering which seems good quality (and has a higher oil content) and the difference was amazing, and noticed by other dog owners - she has much better coat condition, and a bit more flesh underneath (!)
> It's just been a case of adjusting quantities to suit activity level. Trying their Light recipe now to see whether that works as well.

Changing their food would be a last resort as its the first food they have been really happy with and not sick on!

I prefer to feed a food with a low oil content and add my own. My sister is the catering manager for a large health authority and a petfood manufacturere collects all their old, used oil to add to their complete feed. Apparently, this is normal practice and most of the oil in petfoods is old stuff from chip shops etc.

Saxon,

I'm sure some manufacturers use re-cycled oils, but all of them do not.  The key is to look for named oils - not just "oil" in the ingredient list. 

My grandma was one of the world's best users of recycled oils and fats - I think she kept the same jar going for 30 years, sitting by the side of the cooker.   Her kitchen would have been closed down by the health authorities - but none of us were the worst for it.  Although I hasten to add I am *not* recommending this practice!

Thanks for giving me a laugh, your grandma sounds a bit like mine. She could make a joint of beef last forever. Roast on Sunday with the dripping on toast for Sunday tea, heated up in gravy on Monday, cold on Tuesday, rissoles on Wednesday, soup for lunch on Thursday, after which my granfather would undo the bottom button of his waistcoat and say, 'that was a grand joint Gertrude, but I think it's time it was laid to rest'.

LOL.  Our grandmas lived in a different world than we do, that's for sure.