scurfy puppy - help please!

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

puppy is looking a bit dandruffy. Have changed her from bakers complete puppy (which she wasnt keen on) onto beta puppy which she loves, but I'm wondering if the food may be causing the scurf. I've looked at the ingredients on the beta puppy, and I have to say I'm not impressed! could the food be the reason for the scurf, or is she just a scurfy dog? I know my old staffy had dry skin and tended to be dandruffy.
Will grooming her help? if so, which brush? I have a full horse grooming kit upstairs, would the body brush be OK? from what I have seen in pets at home, the dog brushes for short coats look exactly the same (only lesser quality and more expensive than the ones I have at home)
or would grooming irritate her skin? I want her to have a lovely coat, and am currently investigating foods before we settle on the one we want to use long term.

What breed is she? Just wondering because some are more prone to skin conditions than others. Also, is she itchy? Would maybe try a hypoallergenic dog food with plenty of oils in, some dogs are senstitive to wheat etc. If she is itching badly, a visit to the vet might help- sometimes some antihistamine or steroids on a short term basis can stop the itch scratch cycle so to speak.

Ditch the Beta puppy and Bakers. There is another thread atm with loads of reccomendations of decent foods. I use Nature Diet, which I am very happy with. Devil Dog has dermatitus and is very good on ND. Whippy is nice and shiny.

How old is she? And what breed?

Bakers is chock full of colours and additives and is really not much good for a dog; Beta is not the best either. Better foods are Burns, Fish4Dogs, JWB to name a few.

Dandruff is often caused by poor quality food, so I think you're on the right track.

Do we need another hand up for ditching the food for a good quality one? [sticks hand up].

Depends where you can get to to get the food and all that, but have a look at the cost / daily amount as the high quality foods mean you have to feed less so costs about the same in the long run. I feed my dog JWB mixed with Nature Diet, but I keep eyeing up the Chappie dry food which could be mixed with Chappie wet food and appears to cost less and is supposed to be good.... but I haven't looked at the feeding guidelines.... but Chappie is supposed to be good for dandruff dogs as it contains a lot of fish oils... but the other ones prev mentioned are fab for coats. People always ask me what I feed my old lady on, as she looks absolutely ancient but shines like brass

been brought up with horses, so know that to get the good coat, you have to feed for it! We used to feed the cat JWB (until he decided he didnt like it anymore) so that was next on my list. I bought Beta puppy as a stop gap as she was refusing the bakers stuff, and losing weight, and hadnt had time to do my research. The local feed merchant who I used to buy horse feed from sells JWB too so will prob. try there as I bet its a good few quid cheaper per bag than buying from pets at home which is our only other local pet shop.
She is an SBT which are prone to dry skin. book I have at home also recommends a lightly oiled cloth over the coat after grooming 2X per week