An American man who has been suffering from hearing loss adopted a deaf dog and taught him pooch sign language.

31-year-old Nick Abbott was charmed by the dog, Emerson, despite knowing that it had seizures which left him visually impaired and deaf.

“If Nick reaches up and shakes his ear lobe, Emerson will bark — it’s so cute. It’s amazing. Whenever they’re together, Emerson is always finding a way to lean on Nick,” Nick’s mom told GMA.

“Nick said he was interested in meeting Emerson because they would understand each other, being that they both share the same hearing difficulties,” a rep from NFR Maine recalled to their followers on Facebook.

“I was drawn to him right away because we had similarities. I felt I could understand him,” Abbot told CBS News.

“When Nick and his Mom walked into the house to meet Emerson, Emerson made a direct line for Nick and sat at his feet. That’s all it took. I was sold that this was fate, and these 2 belonged to each other,” the organization wrote.

Abbott has created a joint Instagram account with Emerson to document their new life together.