[Yorkiemom1]

If this baby will not eat on his own, YOU have to do whatever it takes to get it done. This baby was not weaned correctly, and is trying to learn how to eat, on top of all the other stress he is going thru being separated from his momma and siblings, new owner, new environment, etc. If you have to sit and feed him with a syringe every 3 hours, enjoy the pleasure of weaning a baby puppy! You must make sure you are getting food and calories into this baby or he will not only fail to grow, he will fail to thrive and may die.

Your main concern at this stage of the game is NOT "....It just makes me nervous that this will become a habit he will become used to, not eating on his own".....
Your main issue is keeping this baby alive and providing him the nutrition he needs to develop properly. That included feeding him baby food if that is all he will take, even off the tip of your finger.....if he wont take it, syringe feed him, every three hours, AROUND THE CLOCK, to keep his sugar levels up. He needs enough calories to develop his brain, let alone his other organs....10-15cc of baby food, every 3 hours, around the clock, should cover it.

If you decide to make a "flurry" of something, use CALORIES!!! Use canned puppy food and canned puppy formula mixed together...not just water!! No nutrition or calories in WATER and this baby need every single calorie you can get into him. For water, use pedialyte.....that has electrolytes he needs.....

Too bad he does not like being syringe fed....you are the adult and you are now his momma since he was taken too young from his momma.....you must do whatever you have to do to keep this puppy not only alive, but also healthy and developing well.