reporter: imagine a guy walks out to his driveway to see. tries to figure out the animal, they couldn t tell. reporter: they contacted the kc pet project in kansas city missouri that determined there was an 11-year-old dog. he was 20 pounds and could barely walk. reporter: for the next two hours while he was sedated, two vet staffers gave him the mother of all shaves. it was about 6.5 pounds of hair. i mean, just instant relief he felt to be able to get all of that hair off. reporter: they named the hairless wonder simon and posted before and after photos and videos. despite the yuck factor. not going to lie, all of those mats were quite stinky.
reporter: simon became an internet star. he was found near a wooded area. the shelter folks don t know if he got away from his owner or abandoned and living on his own for the months it took to grow all that hair. they say his skin is in descent shape but he needs dental surgery. he s actually almost learning how to walk again, too because you can tell he s been so weighed down for so long. reporter: the shelter is getting plenty of offers to adopt simon. people seem especial smitted with his tongue even when he was a barely unidentifiable miess. the finder said he could tell it was a dog because of the tong. reporter: did he stick it out on queue. no wonder folks are panelting t adopt him. i just love that story. well, this was a truly