Hi Sonia,
I think you should first of all visit veterinarian with your dog. Probably the best way would be to go see veterinarian - dermatologist. He´d examine the hot-spots of the dog and he might suggest the right diet.
It is possible that your dog is allergical to some part of the dry food you are giving him. Some dogs are allergic to barley, some to corn, some to soya. Usually these dogs are then given hypo-allergenous dry food, that contains rice and lamb. I do not remember all the brands that do this food, but for example Canadian Nutram or Eukanuba, probably also Royal Canin or Purina Proplan should provide hypo-allergenous food.
It is not recommended to mix dry food and meat (can food) together, even not in one day. Usually it makes more troubles than good to the dog. If you have to mix it, then give the dog in one meal 80% of the dry food and add into that 20% of the wet food. Also, one year old CSV should eat only twice a day, or even just once.
You might also try to stop giving dry food and feed the dog normal home prepared diet (such as meat + rice + vegetables) for about a week or two and you will see, if the conditions change. Generally wolfdogs are doing better with natural food.
Or, try to change the brand of the dry food (slowly) and it also might help. I have two wolfdogs, one eats only meat (with rice etc.), the other one eats dry food (because we don´t have freezer large enough for all that meat!). I am giving her Purina Proplan Large Breed - chicken and rice and she is really looking fine and has no troubles.
But if I was you, I´d first go to the vet and see what´s up.
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