Why does your puppy eat from your hand but not from her bowl?

Answer 1

Sometimes, a particularly young or new puppy who's lost or been separated from it's mother too soon will look to you as it's protector and surrogate parent.

In those cases, it might prefer to take food from you directly, because it knows it's safe... Safe, both in terms of being wholesome food, but also safe from other animals that might come and try to take the food.

If you don't have other animals who might push the pup from the bowl, then you can teach the pup that the bowl is safe by sitting on the ground with her while she eats, feeding her from your hand, but slowly moving your hand toward the bowl, and so on.

If you do have other animals who might take the food, it's best to feed her in a safe area until she's big enough to fend for herself.