I told you our adorable, deaf puppy, Sunshine, was my new life-partner.
Since the first night we got her, Sunshine has looked at me like I’m Zeus and Dr. Dre, rolled into one person.
It’s true love!
So I decided to start a running diary of what our relationship is like, here on the blog.
Today, though, I’ll keep it brief.
(This is the fourth post this week, and my brain is tired, as I’m also working on other writing projects.)
Still, I wanted to share this first diary post, as it’s been on my mind.
Most people verbally communicate love to their dogs.
(Or other animal friends.)
It’s normal.
People even have a certain dog-voice, like the way they talk to human babies.
“Come here, cutie. You’re such a CUTIE! My little little fur ball.”
But with Sunshine, I can’t do that.
Or if I do, she can’t hear me, and last I checked, she can’t read lips.
(As yet to be determined if she speaks Spanish.)
Touch becomes critical, as you might imagine, so I pet her A LOT.
Physical affection is key, and also feels good for me, because science has proven the dopamine it stimulates is awesome.
Touch isn’t enough, though.
(Not to replace verbal communication, all by itself.)
Each day, several times, I’ll get really close to Sunshine, and we’ll look deeply into each other’s eyes.
Like, really deep.
We’ll go nose to nose, and I’ll give her kisses, obviously.
Her super-sense power, though, means she’s hypersensitive to vibrational energy, so I also discovered if I hum into her body, she feels the sound, instead of hearing it.
(Not surprisingly, she loves that too.)
Having lost the ability to communicate love with my voice, the workarounds have been fun, and creative.
Thought I’d pass it along.
Hope you have a nice weekend, wherever you are.
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Ciao!
Sunshine and Olly 
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