Bulldogs World

Hi all, 

It's been a long time since I last posted... Now that Kibby has passed I have been bulldogless! I started looking for rescues but one that would fit our situation just never came up.  Anyways, we have taken in a 4 yr old pug from an ill friend who can no longer take care of him. His name is Luke and he is very sweet! The previous owners had him and another pug named Walter, both rescues, but I think they have only had Luke for a few months, less then a year. They decided to keep Walter and give us Luke.  I thought Walter must be so sad to lose his only friend, but my sick friend says he can't take care of both. , my 7 yr old beagle copper gets along great with him without any issue.  

Ayways, we have had him almost a week now and the first few nights were fine.. He was all snuggly with us and in love with my husband and followed him around everywhere. But something has changed and now he won't even sit on the couch or sleep with us. Walks and mealtime are fine.. It just seems at night, he gets anxiety and he goes to his old bed or the other room alone and won't come out.  If we try to bring him back on the couch or bed with us, he will run away! It's making us sad! 

The only thing I can think of that changed is that we brought him to the vet, two days in a row because his nails, eyes, ears, were all infected from lack of ,maintenance. He has 3 eye ointments that I have do daily, daily ear cleaning for a week and he still has two nails that no one cat cut because he keeps freaking out every time we bring him to vet. I didn't give him any treatment today because he seems so scared and angry at us.  He hates anyone messing with his body, face, hard to clean his wrinkles, etc. 

another thing it could be is that we stopped him from humping the doggy bed. Is he mad at us for that? He goes into his bed and won't come out the whole night... It's so sad. 

do u think we traumatized him? Should we wait until he is more comfortable in his new home first, then keep treating? Or just let him hate us and keep going with treatments? Or I am not sure what else it could be? 

A couple of more questions, my ill friend and his family miss him, but still dont want him back, but want to do like doggy visitations etc.  do u think that's ok? Or will it keep him from adjusting here.  Also, the family also described him as a little retarded, but I have come to find out that he is part blind and has bad hearing cause no one ever took care of him. He use to run circles and stomp his feet at night too, the old family says that he was just being playful, but it seemed more like something he couldn't control. He stopped doing that too.  Do I need night lights for the halls and stuff? Thanks and miss everyone.... I am trying to post pic, but it won't load.