Minimizing the crazy shedding? - Page 2

Get the Dyson...

A robotic vacuum would die very quickly at my house!

Guddo, 3 months ago I'd have said the same thing until I purchased my 2nd Dyson Animal Vac. I used it 3 times and the brush stopped spinning. Dyson mailed me a new head and that one didn't work either. I returned it to Penneys and bought a Hoover Wind Tunnel animal vac for a fraction of the price of the Dyson. It works every bit as well as the Dyson. I later read some reviews on the Dyson and some other buyers had the same experience I had - their Dyson took a dump after only being used a few times.

Not sure how long this Hoover will keep on trucking, but so far so good plus it is much more user friendly than the Dyson, easier to attach the tools, the hose isn't so "stiff" and best of all, the price is much easier on my pocketbook.

I've never had a Dyson but I think it's price is ridicules... I've tried several bagless upright vacs and I HATE them. They are good only for vacuuming carpets around furniture, too much hustle to put on attachments and try to vac under the bed.  If you don't clean the canisters and filters after EVERY use, the vac will stink when you use it again. I believe it has something to do with all that pet hair. Maybe those bagless vacs work in houses with no pets...
 
I was on the fence to splurge for Electrolux canister vaccum for about $300 when I saw a cheap Eureka vac with the same parameters. And this cheap vac is my favorite to date... However it won't work on wall-to-wall carpeting as it has no power nozzle, but it works just fine on my area rugs. No glory in cheap vac, but I haven't used any other vac more often. It's so light, portable and it's small nozzle and long handle fits just about anywhere and suck up all those d... hair like magic...

Here are my tricks. 3 kids, 5 dogs 1 cat,1 husband in 1100 square feet. Undercoat rake, Furminator to finish off the top coat, no carpet and a dyson.

I never would have bought a Dyson but it was a gift. I had a dirt devil bag less canister prior to that that I loved.

I think the only real way to know which vac does the better job on your rugs and carpet is to first use one and then the other so you can see how much is picked up by each vac.  I got a ton of hair out of my area rugs when I first used the Hoover. It was left behind by the Eureka cannister I used for over a year. If you have wool rugs that are under a year old, they are probaby filled with wool residue that my Hoover took care of in 3, 4 vacuming filling the cannister many times. The Eureka didn't touch it. I have hardwood and wool area rugs and it only takes a second to tap the adjustment and switch from floor to rug to floor mode.

I love my first Dyson AV, it worked great for years, gave it to my g-daughter, bought another and  it died after 3 uses. I won't buy another, too expensive for something that only worked for 3 days and there are now other comparable brands for far less money. Plus a Dyson weighs a ton and is awkward to manipulate around furniture. I hated using the attachments too.

Talk to vet about a B vita supplement. When not pregnant and breast feeding, I have my dogs on Niacinamide. It does wonders for their coat. Does not stop the shedding, but it helps a lot.

We bath and force dry them out once a month just keeps the hair under contol.  Quicker Slicker is a very important too :)

Best to invest in a blaster ,I use a greman undercoat rake, slicker brush and a zoom groom, these tools work the best on normal or long coated shepherds,  worked this out after 20 yrs of grooming as a business, Furminators are rubbish they cut the coat giving the illusion that it has done a good job. My dogs are rearly bathed but i do take them swimming,
1 unspayed female sheds twice a year, 1 neutered male sheds constantly and a ragdoll cat (same equipment used on him). I used the same equipment when i had 3 long coats that all had thick undercoats too