Look who comes to have his belly rubbed! Diver comes face to face with friendly seal

People online often call seals “sea dogs,” and this video is certainly proof of that!

Diver Gary Grayson is usually the one filming when he and his team go into the ocean, but this time, he encountered an Atlantic gray seal and he had to get a closer look!

He wasn’t quite sure what the seal wanted to do, then it nudged his hand.

Turns out, the seal was asking for cuddles and a belly rub!

Gary said this was the first time a seal was so friendly and stayed around divers for so long—certainly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Watch the adorable encounter in the video down below!