Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Good video, thanks Vacmanuk.  If I'm correct the 4 legged furry friend is an English lab which sheds year around, more frequently and in amount in warmer climates.  Not sure the young lady is a dog owner and/or a lab owner, particularly English breed.  Why?  She would have demo'ed the tool on the lab's chest and undershoulders.  This area from my personal observation of labs, particularly English breed, has the longest fur and more likely to easily shed.  Had she done so, her tool demo would have been better, IMHO.  Also, I would have preferred to see the actual quantity of pet fur in the bin that is vacuumed off the lab with one, two, and three or more passes of the same area.  Again, particularly for the lab's under side for the shoulders and chest areas.  It's not about the design and function of the tool, but also the time required to do the best job.  Comparing a typical suction tool and vacuum with the dyson tool and vacuum would show which is actually best both for performance and time.

Carmine D.

Not a big demand, Vacmanuk.  Despite the growing number of pet owners in the USA, almost 80 million [not sure how many are lab owners, let alone English breed tho American labs(short haired) are very popular], I didn't know any owners who vacuumed their 4 legged furry friends, let alone daily as I did.  Despite all the various and sundry tools I used, the best was even simpler than dyson's: an old fashioned soft plastic hoover crevice tool.  Worked fine.  If I wanted to groom, I just lightly ran the tool over the dog's fur.  If I wanted to clean the dander and dry dead skin, I put the tool end right on the dog.  While fur is the biggest problem for pet owners and homes, the white powdery dander is the problem for the furry pets.  Causes itching and scratching.  The latter was the reason I vacuumed my English yellow lab daily.  She was also epileptic.  The various health remedies for dander and ticks had bad side effects for her.  They were triggers for her seisures.  Daily vacuuming was the best and cheapest solution. 

Carmine D.

Interestingly Vacmanuk, all the various videos demo'ing the new dyson pet groomer, where a dyson vacuum is in view, it's always a DC24.  Always.  Did you notice that in all the the 8-9 videos including dyson's web site videos?

Depending on the price, dyson would do well to market this pet grooming tool to the pet industry/other vacuum makers for more pervasive sales.  The tool is best suited for vacuums with suction controls IMHO to regulate power with the tool usage depending on the breed of dog and fur.

Carmine D.

Vacmanuk, I think the vacuum/model matters with this tool and all pet tools.  Lower air watts of DC24 work better with this pet grooming tool than higher suction, IMHO.  This is the reason I say the tool works best with a vacuum that has suction controls.  Pet owners may buy and use this tool independent from owning a dyson vacuum but it depends on the price.  In the UK it's 40 british pounds.  Not sure what the price will be in the US market.  As SEVERUS points out here, a $5 pet tool from Wal*Mart serves the same purpose and probably just as well for his needs.  Pet stores/catalogues saturate the US market with pet grooming tools similar to the one Venson references.  Price includes adapters for button and/or force fit for $10-$20.  These work well depending on the vacuum used in concert with them.  Even vacuum stores in the USA sell such pet grooming tools where markets and clientele warrant.  I never did.  But if a vacuum customer specifically asked, I gifted or sold for a small price a Kirby tool, much like the one Venson references.  Work well when and if used regularly for the pet.

Carmine D.