Treating Your Dog's Dry Skin By: Matt LeClair | - The fall season can be a dry time of year especially when the temperatures start dropping and the coolness of winter begins to set in. A lack of moisture in the air makes for a water deprived environment and can lead to many problems like dry skin and stuffy noses. This can also affect your dog greatly because they too can show the same symptoms that you do when the seasons turn dry and the lack of moisture in the air becomes inevitable.