Sick of brushing up dog hair. How do we feel about the Dyson?

I have an alaskan malamute that sheds 24/7/365. I currently use one of those rubber brushes to get the dog hair out of my carpets. Its a lot of work...time consuming...exhausting. Want to get an amazing vacuum to do the same amount of work, but want to be sure before I spend the money. What do you think?

Sick of brushing up dog hair. How do we feel about the Dyson?

I have a husky, so I know all about the hair problem. I find that combing him instead of brushing works a lot better and I try to comb him a couple of times a week and vacuum a couple of times a week. Get the latest Consumer Reports Buying Guide

at a bookstore, just make sure it covers vacuums. The more amps the vacuum has the better.

Sick of brushing up dog hair. How do we feel about the Dyson?

My friend swears by hers. But they are loud and expensive and now competitors have come up with alternatives.

Stop by your library and ask the librarian to help you look them up on Consumer Reports. That should help with your decision.

Good Luck!!! :)

Sick of brushing up dog hair. How do we feel about the Dyson?

Okay, what you need to do is get a nice carpet rake. They can be found at any janitorial store that specializes in carpet cleaning. You might even be able to get one from a local home improvement store.

Ugh!, you say?

Now don't get me wrong, I love animals, but if you are going to have them then be prepared to do the work.

I am a vacuum cleaner expert. Dyson is just another vacuum. Yes, I'm telling the flat out truth. They CAN and DO clog. Any vacuum will clog, just as any dam will clog. The sad part is this- a Dyson will clog FASTER if there is a restriction in the hose. Why? Simple: there is MORE suction.

Now another thing. What you DON'T want if you are dealing with organics ( which dog hair IS) is prolonged use of a vacuum which tauts itself as being a virtual maintainence-free system. No no no! What you will end up with is disappointment. Now even though the Dyson design utilizes basically little or no filtration that would impede vacuum ( that's right-VACUUM, not 'airflow' [ by my observation they might have mastered some sort of vacuum "trick", but the Hoover Windtunnel concoured the real issue- AIRFLOW).

Okay, so not to lose you, let me first explain briefly that more goes on in a vacuum cleaner that just high suction. SO much more, but for all intents and purposes here, what you really need is a vacuum that is easy to maintain, but is also easy to control odors too. I give you 2 choices. These are the two that have proven themselves time and time again when it comes to pets... well, actually 3 choices.

1-Filterqueen ( older is good, the newer Majestic is A++)

2-Electrolux ( Older is good, but get a LONG BODIED CANISTER regardless. You want to change those bags darn near every use, and what more economical vacuum to do it with. You can get 100 electrolux bags for about 20 bucks! They are the same bag they've made for 50 years...this is why I say a long bodied model...I have no idea what Electrolux is producing as far as uprights and multifiltered canisters, but DON"T get one!!!!!!!! Get ONLY a long bodied model such as a Regency

3-Rainbow D4, or D4se ( same thing, they just put a trigger on the handle for turning the powerwand off and on)

Okay, okay, so by now you might have caught on that this guy (me) only wants to push canisters on to people. NO- I only want to push them onto people with PETS. I have my reasons, but even if you despise canisters, I promise, if you give them just one more try, baring in mind that you are gaining a much more sanitary environment for your family and yourself, you will soon understand how much more practicle they can be.

Rule of thumb:

Always hold the vacuum with the hose going laterally behind you. That is- hold the 'tank' in one hand, or set down to one side of you, and then allow the hose to stretch behind you and go over to your other hand that holds either the vacuum powerhead-wand, or hand-tool. Once you master this, you soon realize that you can cover about 3 times MORE area in the time it takes to push aroud an upright.

Lastly, I am partial to these three vacuums because I am considering the ample times over one uses hand-tools as compared to uprights.

Now, if after all of this you still are not convinced then at the very least, go to your furnace filter section at your local home improvement store and purchase for less that $3, a 10-pack of electrostatic furnace register-vent filters. These filters measure about 11 inches by 4 inches, and there are 10 of them. This media is IDENTICAL in it's properties to attract and keep dust and other small debree from entering the atmosphere, but at a fraction of the price of OEM filters.

FILTERS ARE WASHABLE!!! DON"T BE A FOOL AND RUN OUT AND BUY A NEW FILTER FOR YOUR BAGLESS BECAUSE YOU ARE AFRAID TO GET DIRTY. IF THAT"S THE CASE THEN BUY A BAG MODEL VACUUM CLEANER- WHEN YOU CHANGE THE BAG YOU GET A NEW FILTER BECAUSE THE BAG ISSSS THE FILTER!