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Relocation can sometimes really mess with a dog's head. One of the best things you can do is get her on the leash, and take her for a nice long walk in the neighborhood. Dogs rely on their noses first to assimilate with their surroundings. She needs a bit of time to smell all the new smells that will now mean "home" to her. Of course, daily walks are a necessity for any dog, but walks are particularly important when they go to a new place. I've found that walking my dogs for 5 or 10 minutes around the vet's office results in a much calmer vet visit for everyone. Same thing goes if we visit a friend's home or go to the dog park.
Try to avoid the hand feeding rituals too. She'll eat when she gets hungry enough, and all you're doing now is reinforcing her fearful behavior. She gets scared, refuses to eat and then gets all kinds of love and attention from her people, so she keeps it up.
If she doesn't settle down in a week or so, then take her to your vet to rule out a possible physical problem.
Maybe your dog misses your parents' dog. Any possibility he could visit you and your dog or would that make things worse? If our Siberian husky and Akita are separated, they become quite depressed. Same with the shih tzu and lhasa apso. They're family and don't like to be separated. Possibly your dog feels the same way.
It's really difficult to think like a dog. All we can do is guess.
Hope it works out well = )