<div><p>Packing up and moving to a foreign country is hard enough as it is, but when you don't speak the native language it becomes a whole lot more challenging. </p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/leigh.simmons.7?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf">Leigh Simmons</a> learned about the consequences of a communication barrier the hard way. </p><p>Simmons, who is originally from South Wales currently lives in Shenzen, China with his wife, Kat and their adopted German Shepherd cross, Seren. </p><p>Since the temperatures have been rising, Simmons thought it would be best to get Seren's fur trimmed to prevent overheating. </p><p>"I wanted to shave the dog for the summer. It's really hot here at the moment," Simmons told <a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-happened-man-took-dog-12936207">Wales Online</a>.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/Welshman-asked-for-his-dog-to-be-trimmed-in-China-this-was-the-result.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/Welshman-asked-for-his-dog-to-be-trimmed-in-China-this-was-the-result_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Once at the groomer, Simmons had trouble conveying what style of cut he would like his dog to have because he can't speak a word in Chinese. He resorted to communicating through sounds and actions. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"The woman spoke no English and I speak very, very little Chinese. I ended up miming shaving the dog and I made a "˜bzzz' sound. The woman nodded and told me to come back at 4," said Simmons. </p><p>When Simmons returned, he couldn't believe what he saw. His dog's fur was completely shaved off from his neck to tail. </p><p><strong>See what Seren looks like after in the next page. I dare you not to laugh.</strong></p><p>"I came back and saw the dog and just started laughing hysterically. I could barely stand up, I was laughing so much."</p><p>Simmons explained that the women who worked at the grooming parlor were confused at his reaction because it is actually normal for dogs in China to have this style. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/http-3A-2F-2Fprod-static9-net-au-2F_-2Fmedia-2FNetwork-2FImages-2F2017-2F04-2F27-2F15-2F19-2F1b_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Luckily, Simmons only lost about $17 in the mishap. As for Seren, the hair he lost will grow back soon enough but in the meantime, he'll have to get used to his new found viral fame. </p><p><strong>Do you have a pet grooming story? We'd love to hear about in the comments!</strong></p></div>