My Wilbur also like to lick his paw.....especially after pee poo from toilet....

So, now after he pee poo, I will clean his paw....now seldom lick already. Besides that, when he start licking, I will tell him "No lick", he then stop...i think now he understand already gua.

Not sure if it's normal for dogs to lick their paws...Scottie usually does it when he's bored. Or if there's something irritating the paws. So everytime he does that, I would take a look at it and see if there is anything stuck there...if not, I just distract him with toys and play.

Min. Schnauzers don't really shed that much...if they are, it's not normal. Maybe he's having some infection on the fur? I remember Kenji (a Chihuahua) got it before...he had sort of a fungal infection on his fur that caused him to shed so much. The vet asked us to bathe him and Scottie with Malaseb every 2 weeks until the shedding stops (Scottie and Kenji share the same play pen, so the vet recommended that just in case Scottie got infected). Try giving some coat supplements for your pup and see. If he's still shedding you might want to visit the vet.

There's no limit to how long to feed fish oil...it's just a supplement anyways, so if you feel like your pup's coat is good and you want to stop, you can just stop feeding it. I feed Scottie everyday, but the thing to remember is to get fish body oil / salmon oil..NOT cod liver oil. Also, note that the dosage of the EPA + DHA should be around 300mg combined per capsule of 1000mg (you can find this on the bottle label). Feed this amount for every 15kg of your dog's weight.

Scottie is about 6-7kg, so 300mg of EPA + DHA is about all that I feed. The capsules I have are only 200mg EPA + DHA, so I give him and Kenji 2 capsules everyday.

Alternatively, if you find this very troublesome, you could get the MyBeau supplement from the pet stores. I've tried it with Scottie & Kenji and they do quite well on that too...just follow the instructions on how much to give per meal

Oh, I didn't know you used human shampoo to bathe your pup...I think you should get a good dog shampoo instead of using human shampoo. Our skin and the dog's skin are quite different, so they might not take too well with human shampoo. Currently, I use the Pet Esthe Charcoal shampoo for Scottie...it's quite good, but a bit pricey (about RM60 per bottle - but this lasts Scottie for almost a year already). We've also tried the Spa brand...the smell is VERY nice, but it doesn't last so long as I wanted to. Still, Scottie didn't have any adverse reaction to it, so it's good enough