Hi, you have already received great advice from everyone. My Dozers nose also gets dry like that sometimes, and I tried a few products, the last one I tried was Burt's Bees for Dogs, but anything that smells good or tastes good, he licks it off. I use Vaseline and it works well, I haven't tried coconut oil on his nose, but I think I will give it a try, hopefully he won't eat it off. Lol. I think all of the suggestions you got will work, as long as you use them consistently, and keep applying it until it heals, and then on a regular basis as needed or as a preventative measure. It should heal up soon, he's so lucky you adopted him.