When we first got Annie we had a hard time getting her to eat too! So I resorted to the same method! Hand feeding... So now she will only eatif I give it to her by hand or if I bring it up my bed or the sofa and lay it out for her... So I know how you feel! She is a little over a year... And I wait to feed her until 8-9 at nite for dinner... Sometime at 6-7 she gets a little hungry and will eat a little out of the bowl by herself... But neer enough... So we eat the rest later on!
Yeah she is my spoiled little girl... But that is the only way I can make sure she is eating
I know how you feel... People say tough love... But I figure at night time I do have a little time on my hands, so I don't mind right now... When the time comes, I suppose the tough love will have to come