[NAGDU] question about vacuum for dog hair

[Joy Relton]

Hi All,

We have owned a Dyson in the past and found that it didn't do as well as we
would have liked. We now have a Shark. It works pretty well but it really
depends on several things. In my opinion nothing works well with a plush or
deep pile carpeting in terms of vacuuming up dog hair of any length or
texture. We live in the Portland Oregon area where fewer people have grass
lawns. We have a fine mulch on the ground which work swell but does get
carried in on shoes and dog coats. I will take a clothes brush and brush the
rug periodically and then vacuum afterwards. I also make sure that I empty
the "cup" (my word) of hair and lint frequently. We also clean the rollers
and brushes to ensure that we remove long strands of hair and other fibers
from the brushes to ensure better suction. My husband used to laugh and say
that the one good thing about having  dog is that there isn't any danger of
anyone getting injured when they fall in the house. At one point we had one
short-haired cat, one long-hair cat and one golden retriever. We brush both
cats regularly  and I brushed my golden daily--getting a large handful of
hair out of his coat daily. Still we had to vacuum and picked up quite a bit
of hair daily. We had an area rug in the living room, small rugs in front of
outside doors, in front of the kitchen sink, and in all of our bathrooms.
The area rug in our living room was carpeting which I shampoo with a foam
product. All of the others were tossed in the washing machine. I also use
the lint rollers on our living room furniture to catch any hair. My dog
guides, much to their disappointment, are not allowed to get on the living
room furniture or the beds. I've had dogs now for more than 40 years. I got
in the pattern when our daughter was young. She has allergies to dog and cat
hair as well as dust and dust mites. So WE developed a routine which, though
sounds overwhelming works very well and results in a clean house. I will say
that I won't have carpeted stairs again. WE had a house with over 70 steps
inside and vacuuming all of them manually. I was a fulltime employee, going
to school at night, and our two children were in middle school. I hired
someone to come in every two weeks to clean the house and it was worth it. 

We will be moving into a new house this weekend. There will be a piece of
are carpeting in our living room area and area rugs in front of outside
doors, in front of the kitchen sink, and in the bathroom. The area rugs will
all be machine washable. The other rules in terms of furniture still apply
and will do so in our new home. 

To me, dog hair is part of using a dog. You can't avoid it all but you can
minimize it and make it all worth while. Don't over stress. Enjoy your dog.
It sounds like your doing better than many dog owners--dog guides or
not--regularly do.  

Good luck!\
Give extra pats on your beautifully groomed dog for me and absolutely enjoy
his/her work!

Joy

  

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] question about vacuum for dog hair

Several years ago I bought the Dyson Pet vacuum from QVC.  It is an upright
bagless vacuum.  It still works fine, and picks up lots of hair every time.

I've seen it on QVC lately for something between $300-400, but mine has
lasted a long time, so I figure it was worth the investment.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Debbie Gabe via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 3:16 PM
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Cc: Debbie Gabe <debbiegabe at live.com>
Subject: [NAGDU] question about vacuum for dog hair

Hi folks,
I have a lab and I groom her outdoors every day.
And I have a Dysan stick vacuum which I love, but it's not the greatest for
dog hair on carpet. It sucks it up but sometimes the fur clumps get stuck.
We will eventually replace the carpet, but in the meantime, what do you use
to vacuum up dog hair. I've seen the dog fur vacuums on amazon, but they all
seem to come with a lot of other stuff for grooming. Are those vacuums worth
the expense?
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Have a great day.
Debbie Gabe
Hawaii
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