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Labs are notorious for having allergies. I would look into foods that are grain free (no rice, barley etc.) AND I would look for other protein sources in the food (other than regular beef and chicken). You would be surprised by how many dogs are allergic to beef and chicken. You have quite a few options.

If you would like to look into dehydrated food, you can try:

Grandma Lucy's Artisan Lamb Grain-Free (SKU: 1250922)
Grandma Lucy's Artisan Venison Grain-Free (SKU: 1299280)
Only Natural Pet EasyRaw Dehydrated Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato (SKU: 1302701)

If you would rather stick with dry and canned food, any of the following would be a wise choice:

Canned:
Dogswell Happy Hips Stew Lamb & Sweet Potato (SKU: 1292340)
Dogswell Happy Hips Stew Duck & Sweet Potato (SKU: 1292358)
Merrick Gourmet Entrée Thanksgiving Day Dinner (SKU: 366498)
Merrick Gourmet Entrée Thanksgiving Day Dinner (SKU: 366498)
Merrick Before Grain 96% Buffalo Grain-Free (SKU: 366668)
Wellness Turkey & Duck Stew (SKU: 334324)
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Bison & Sweet Potato (SKU: 363103)

Dry:
Natural Balance L.I.D. Sweet Potato & Bison (SKU: 1307800)
Natural Balance L.I.D. Sweet Potato & Venison (SKU: 1133039)
Natural Balance L.I.D. Sweet Potato & Fish (SKU: 996858)

In addition to changing the food, you could also look into a supplement that contains omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, something like salmon oil, or cod liver oil. Not only do they support a healthy skin and coat, as well as reduce shedding, but they help maintain joint, heart, neurological and cellular health. There are a few products you can look into, just DON’T use them all at the same time:

Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil (SKU: 1020803)
PETCO Salmon Oil for Dogs (SKU: 1139088)
PETCO Omega 3 Gel Caps (SKU: 1095382)

The Only Natural Pet line manufactures products as well, however, I don't believe that Petco carries those. One is "Only Natural Pet Pure Salmon Oil" and the other is "Only Natural Pet Pure Icelandic Cod Liver Oil".

Good luck!

It add depends on the quality of food you feed your dog. Dogs shed their coat seasonally and this cannot be helped but feeding a high quality food with the least amount of grains possible with go a long way to improving their coat quality and overall health. It also helps to brush regularly with an appropriate brush will go a long way to help remove the dead hair and keep it from flying out all over your home, consider a shed blade, undercoat rake, slicker brush, or rubber grooming brush depending on your dogs coat. Sometimes a dog will even let you vacuum them using the hose attachment, I've even heard of grooming attachments for some vacuum cleaners. Hope this helps

1 how old is dog??? i suggest trying the pro plan for adult dogs according to his/her age;;;

My vet recommended Natural Balance sweet potato and venison for my Shih-tzus who also have terrible allergies and skin problems.

I use AvoDerm. I have to APBT one with a sensitive tummy and the other with skin issues. I was told that blue noses have alot of skin issues.. So good luck on finding the right food for your APBT.

Try Halo Salmon or Natural Balance Fish or Natural Balance Venison. Be sure your dog does not have fleas as this will heighten allergic responses.

LID is Limited Ingredient Diet. Vets are now encouraging us to provide diets to our domesticated pets that is more like what their digestive systems where designed for as more and more pets are getting allergies and bad reactions to the grain (corn, oats, wheat & even rice) ingredient diets we have been feeding them. Now vets recommend one protein, no grain, and low carb diets for dogs and cats, as this is what their digestive systems were designed to process. When our pets get old, a large percent now end up with food allergies, tumors etc. This same theory is has also been suggested for humans as well, meaning eating what our ancestors ate instead of processed foods and to go back to eating what we were designed to digest. I know my pets are doing much better on this kind of diet.