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Originally Posted by iaminyo  Thanks mblab, I appreciate it.
I should've mentioned earlier - she is 21 weeks old now, and no, I don't have any children. The house is pretty large so there might be a lot of space to get used to and a lot of different noises, but I'm trying to get her acclimated as best I can.
She eats her treats but she doesn't eat her food - maybe the brand is just that bad and I need to get a new one?
Once again, I appreciate any help.
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Well, even with no kids running around your house must be rather overwhelming to her! Imagine being a tiny little kid suddenly in a new strange place, you'd be scared too! There's nothing wrong with being a bit afraid of new things and places.
At 21 weeks old she should be old enough to not really be worried about hypoglycemia all on its own. At some point she's going to get hungry enough and
will eat. When I was having troubles I was given good advise: Yorkies can be stubborn but if you hold your ground and make yourself more stubborn than her then she'll cave before you will! Worked for Zoë, only took a few days. Except she had the opposite problem, she wouldn't eat the canned food and would eat very little of the dry food.
If you decide to switch her food make sure to transition her from the old to the new. And by that I mean, you need to take a few days to a few weeks to change her food over, not all in one day or just two or three days. Changing their foods (even from a "bad" food to a "good" food) can really upset their stomachs. It took close to a month or a month and a half to switch Zoë to her new food (to make sure she could handle the new food)!
Also, as far as socializing goes, yes it's essential for a properly behaved dog to get socialized before/within a certain time frame. That said it can't hurt to try to socialize a dog at ANY time. Make sure it's controlled and in baby steps but a dog will respond to positive attempts you take!