Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

My dog sheds very very bad. The vacuum cleaner I have does a terrible job. If course I would like to have the best for the lowest price. I know Dyson has their pet versions of all of the vacuum cleaners but I am trying to avoid spending $500-$600. Any Ideas?

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

The best I've heard for cleaning with suction and the features that it has is the Kirby (spelling?) but they are indeed out of affordability for many including myself. For that range of money I'd simply get something that was simple and bear with it, because anything less than the expensive ones will likely either break down and have to be replaced after a couple years, or else won't have enough suction to be worth the cost. I tried the Kirby when I applied for salesman there, but did terrible at social skills and quit with the pressure. I don't have experience much with other vacuum cleaners, but their staff told us to demonstrate by using the other vacuum cleaners that the person in the home had for like 5 to 10 minutes on a spot, then to have the Kirby run over the same spot and pick up a pad's worth of dirt in a sweep or two with it's powerful suction.

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

Try making your own pet hair broom. To the bottom of an old rectangular squgee mop (without the sponge mop head) glue some wide velcroe strips purchased from Lindcraft. Make sure you put them on the correct way. After a vac drag this across the carpet. You'll be amazed!

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

brush the dog daily, keep your house cooler maybe it will shed less, ask the vet if the dog has a shortage of some vitamine since that can make him shed more. any vac with a rotating brush is better than one thats not, if you own the house take up the carpet and put down laminate floors or ceramic tile. check consumer reports for the vac that works best on pet hair as i dont know that the most expensive is the best but rainbow is the most expensive, however it spits all the dirt into water so no dust comes out the back side at all.

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

Kirby

I've been using a G4 for years, you can find a good used one with attachments for a decent price. Look in phone book for local or online to find a dealer, only because they've got used reconditioned ones that they will stand behind %26amp; sell at a good price. I've never had a better vacuum.

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

With all the Kirby answers, I guess they didn't understood the part about avoiding spending the big bucks.

Here is my situation. I had a golden retriever (put down 8/30/06). She was my best pal and had the run of the house. She shed a lot. My husband is a business professional and wears mostly black or navy wool pants, the blonde dog hairs showed up real nice on his clothes. I had to get a good vacuum.

I do not like to waste money. I went to consumer reports online (I subscribe). They are not impressed with the dyson prices. They recommended the Eureka Boss 4870. Which I ordered from Walmart.com at a price around $150. It is a good machine and has worked great the last 2.5 years. It uses bags which I prefer, because I do not want to touch or breathe in all that I just vacuumed up.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appli...

Now they recommend the updated version which is the Eureka Boss Smart Vac Ultra 4870.

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

the dyson is the only vacuum cleaner i'd recommend (although i've heard some good things about the electrolux). i used to buy hoovers (which would do great for about 6 mos. then fizzle out--but at $100 a pop, it wasn't too hard to replace). i bought my dyson refurbished from overstock.com. the suction power is great. and it's amazing how much stuff the things pulls out of the carpet every week. ew! but they're worth the money imo. mine is a year and a half old and still going strong (which, believe it or not, is a personal record).

Vacum Cleaner for pet hair?

Yes Dyson vac's do an awesome job getting up pet hair. I know how you feel about not wanting to spend that kind of money on one though. Hoover Savvy vac's also do very well and are about $200-$300 for one. I own one and have 2 dogs and it does get up the hair along with cat hair as well, yep I own 2 cats as well. If you are still finding dog hair that is not getting picked up with the vacuum, try using a glove like you would see in doctors offices, put it on and rub it over the area with the hair on it. It produces static when you rub it on the carpet or furniture and will stick to the glove. It actually works really well too! Also a dryer sheet works really well too.