Hi
I bought a king charles from a breeder 8 days ago.
She told us she was 3 yr old and had pups 4-5 weeks ago and they died, and she didn`t want to put her through it again so wanted her to go to a family home.
We took her home and she is an absolutely great dog, she doesn`t mess in the house or anything but... and here is my questions
1. she seems very weary of people and cars. We try to play with her but after a couple of minutes she backs off and seems sheepish.
2. I take her out for long walks on a night but can`t seem to get her appetite up. Will this take time for her to get used to us?
3. I don`t really know what to feed her , the woman we bought her from told us to give her dry food with a bit of dog food mixed in, but she won`t eat it so we found that she like chicken legs, boiled then pick off on to a plate.
I`ve been told to give her this with some boiled rice. Is this okay?
4. trying to get her to drink is a nightmare. I have to dip my finger in the water for her to lick it off and then scoop some in my hand and then finally coaxs her to the bowl
Is it a matter of time for her to settle and get used to us and then she`ll get her appetite back?
Thanks for any replys, as you can see this is our first dog :D