A man who was born deaf acquired a puppy who had the same condition in a narrative with “an incredible fairy tale conclusion.”
Nick Abbott, 31, told WABI-5 that he discovered Emerson through a Facebook post from NFR Maine, a dog rescue organization that places dogs in foster homes.
I informed the TV station, “Oh, he’s deaf as well,” Abbott said. “Perhaps I should go investigate him and learn more about him.”
When he was only six weeks old, Emerson was rescued from Florida. Canine parvovirus, a dangerous virus that affects canines and can be lethal if left untreated, was present in him along with seizures.
He had hearing issues once we brought him home from the Florida veterinarian’s office, Lindsay Powers with NFR Maine said on Tuesday’s Good Morning America. “He had such a challenging beginning to life.”
While “our sweet boy Emerson” was still waiting for a home, all of Emerson’s siblings had been swiftly adopted, according to the dog rescue organization’s Facebook post.
He wants everyone to know that he is still an AMAZING little dog with SO much love to give, despite being deaf.
According to WABI-5, the dog approached Abbott when he first saw Emerson and sat at his feet.
“He sort of chose me. And I understood straight once that we would get along well and understand one another “He declared.
Abbott has since started teaching Emerson orders in sign language.
The letter S stands for “sit,” and moving his hand in a straight line signifies “lay down,” according to WABI-5.
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Good Evening #NFRnation!! Who out there loves a happy ending?? I know we sure do!!
So many of you followed our sweet little Emerson’s journey, from being a tiny 6 week old puppy dumped in a shelter, being pulled from said shelter by us, fighting for his tiny little life through seizures, parvo and being deaf, life was really stacked against him! But man, Emerson is a fighter. Our brave little warrior. He came to Maine where all his other siblings were adopted right off. Being “different” Emerson had a harder time finding his happy ever after. We had so many people ask about him! (He was getting to be a one name celebrity around these parts!) We just had a really tough time finding him the PERFECT home. That is until we got a message from Nicholas. Nick reached out with interest in Emerson because he too is deaf! Nick said he was interested in meeting Emerson because they would understand each other, being that they both share the same hearing difficulties. ( I know, all your hearts are melting right now like mine did!) 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 first picture here is our sick boy in the hospital right after his first string of seizures. The last picture is of Emerson and Nick on the way home from a birthday party today, completely pooped out from all the fun he had! The last picture makes me, as his foster mom’s heart want to burst from happiness. This boy deserved nothing short of a fairy tale ending and that is EXACTLY what he got!!
This will go down in history as one of my all time favorite adoptions stories. This will be the story I tell people when they ask “Why/how can you foster like that” That question has A LOT of answers, but the easiest is love. I do it for the love of dogs, for the love of the look on an adopters face when they meet their new pup for the first time and fall completely in love. For the love of knowing that these sweet babies will never have to go through what they have been through again. The love of a dog will change your world, and I get to witness that love on an almost weekly basis 🙂
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According to Abbott’s mother, Richelle, “Emerson will bark if Nick reaches up and shakes his ear lobe; it’s really cute.”
According to Abbott, “Our bond is tremendous,” WABI-5. “We are quite well acquainted with one another. I’d like to think it was destiny. He is special.”
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