Hero dog saves deaf thirteen year old from serious house fire

Ace the hero dog and his owner Nick

An Indianapolis pit bull is credited with saving the life of his deaf owner.

Nick Lamb, 13 years old, was sleeping at home without his hearing aids when his dog Ace woke him up by licking his face:

"My dog licked my face and woke me up," Lamb said. "I was like, 'Stop it! What? You want to be fed?' I thought he wanted to be fed or go outside."

Ace didn't stop licking Nick until the teen got up, too. That's when he realized the house was full of smoke.

"I couldn't hear anything because I had my cochlear implants off. ... My dog Ace smelled it," Lamb said. "I just wanted to get out."

Without his shoes but with Ace by his side, he covered his nose and mouth with his T-shirt darted out the back door, grabbing one of his implants along the way.

He then called his mother and 911.

The fire was serious enough to cause $175,000 of damage to the home.

Ace Rocks.

Dogs Rule.