Skin conditions are common in dogs and the most common symptoms are itching inflammation flaky skin and shedding small dogs in particular are prone to suffer from sensitive skin and if your small dog has a skin condition changing its diet can help to alleviate symptoms in the long term royal canin veterinary diet skin care small dog dry kibble is a veterinary diet that can be used to treat dermatitis or dermatosis and to help to maintain the skins barrier function the dry dog food cont