Is this tool good for dog hair? I'm having problems with my Golden's hair constantly getting tangled in the brush of the animal vacuum
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Yes, but only on floors. This tool is not intended for upholstery. The suction is very strong with this tool. It's my favorite.
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We have a Golden as well as three cats. We use the tool on hard floors. The tool picks up the hair quite well, but some hair does attach to the felt strips on the bottom of the tool.
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We have two Shih Tzu's and we had the same thing with the brush of the animal vacuum, although it's fairly easy to clean the brush. With the Dyson Flatout Head Tool, the strong suction is what works here. We recently had wool carpeting installed and the manufacturer indicated NOT to use a beater bar when vacuuming them. We use the Dyson Flatout Head Tool on our wool carpets and it works very well.
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This is an amazing tool! I find it to be much better than the Furminator as it does not "rip" thru the fur. I have long haired dogs -- Golden and Chow/shepherd mix, but I really think it is a better tool even for short haired dogs. It takes off the outer and under coat and my boys love it. They hated the Furminator...
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Sorry, I have no pets so I don't have an answer. It picks up my hair but I imagine dog hair is much thicker. The brush is a regular one with two straight rows; they're fairly stiff and help to lift hair from carpeting.
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I found that it tended to remove carpet (lint) every time I used it no matter how gentle I was. It seemed to create static, which made any dog hair collected, which wasn't much (and one of my dog really sheds), want to fly away from the tool.
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bristles are hard plastic, so no I don't have trouble with it getting tangled in my hair. The cord doesn't rotate easily (maybe because it is new), so I have had some trouble with it getting tangled and twisted.
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NOT AT ALL FOR DOG HAIR ON CARPET!!! We already had a Dyson and it works great but I wanted this one for the stairs and other places it's difficult to use the larger one. I used it on the living room carpet and could still see stuff so I went over with the larger Dyson and there was more stuff in that canister and this was AFTER I vacuumed with the DC23. I do believe in the Dyson product but this one is not a value. We do have three dogs but it wouldn't matter if I only had one small dog. This vacuum doesn't have the suction or maybe it's the contact with the floor (I think the floor head is flimsy) to really pick up stuff on carpet or rugs. I hope that helped.
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I haven't had any trouble with that. I have 3 dogs that shed heavily and long hair and the vacuum works beautifully so far.
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I have a cat with very long hair. It picks up a ton of hair, I couldn't say how it will work for dog hair.
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I agree with Conservative Robert. On ours, the flexible tube on the bottom had holes in it, so if suction is your only problem that is probably what it is. And the brush gets hair stuck at the ends which bind it.
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Is the best tool I have found for cutting and pulling out loose hair. I have a long hair white cat and her hair can get matted as she is so big she can't reach her upper back and it gets knots. I try to brush with this tool daily as the more you do it the less likely you will hurt her by untangling the hair. It loosen hair but does not cut. Once loosened the hair is drug out by the De-matting tool. Best tool I have found.
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I don't have pets, but i sure have enough of my own hair that i shed :((I would say YES this small little vac will do the job of pet hairs. it is a strong suction.. hope this helps.
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Your asking for a lot of problems if you want a Roomba to go after "enormous" fluffy dog hair piles. The brush on the Roomba will only hold a certain amount of hair and then it's time to pop the brush out and take a wire brush to it for cleaning. I wouldn't suggest a Roomba to anyone who owns a dog that sheds a great deal expecially if it were a long haired dog. They would surely be disappointed in the amount of work it took keeping the brush working properly.
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Best vacuum I have ever owned for pet hair. It has great suction. I have only owned it a short while, but I have had no problems with smell. Plus, it gets both bulldog hair and golden retriever hair.
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I would definitely say this is good for pet hair. I don't have a dog but was dog sitting and hair got everywhere! Vacuum took care of it very nicely off of the rugs, carpet, wood floor and linoleum.
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I have not encountered either of these problems. Is the brush working properly or jammed?? Try using less pressure and allow the unit to glide over the surfaces. I haven't used this on my cat but it does remove cat hair from my furniture!!!
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I think Roomba does an exceptional job of cleaning up my dog's hair. I run it most in the rooms that she spends time in. Roomba finds hair that I can't even see. It's better to run it more often than less. My longer hair gets wound up on the brush, but my dog's shorter hair goes right into the bin and is easily emptied.
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Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that but I bet it would work just fine on that too! Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that... » Read More Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that but I bet it would work just fine on that too! « Show Less