The first few weeks of a puppy's life have everything to do with socialization. It sounds like this puppy had no interaction with people during it's very formative first weeks. The behavior you are describing is not normal for a puppy that age. You need to interact with her as kindly and gently as possible. It is acting like a puppy that I would expect is much younger than 10 weeks. Is the puppy breathing normally? No diarrhea? Has the vet examined the stool for worms? Did your vet actually examine the puppy or are you going by a health certificate that the breeder gave you? If so get that pup to a good vet for a complete exam right away. If the dog is truly healthy then you just need to work on over coming the fear she is experiencing. Hopefully with you spending time with her and talking to her in a quiet calm manner she will come out of this.
Are you feeding her what the previous owner was feeding her? If not I would find a weaning formula close to what she was on and tempt her with that and gradually put her on a good puppy food. |