I've got a Dyson and two cats, one of whom has medium-long black hair which is very good at covering pale carpets. The Dyson seems to get most of the hair out, although I have to go over the worst bits a couple of times slowly, and occasionally I have to resort to pulling clumps of black hair out manually (out of the carpet, not out of the cat, however tempting it is). You can also get a pet hair tool with a beater bar to go on the end of the hose for upright models; this is useful for getting hair out of upholstery and stair carpets, and generally getting to awkward places that need a brush as well as suction.
I haven't tried hoovering up their hair with any other vacuum cleaner, though, so I can't compare the Dyson's performance to anything else.
Thank you, that's very helpful. As a friend of mine said, the beauty of tortoiseshells is that whatever colour your carpet, they can provide hair to contrast with it. The tool for upholstery and stair carpets sounds nifty - I've been doing the stairs with an ordinary brush and pan. Does the basic Dyson model have it, or do I need to be looking higher up the range? I've a vague impression they're quite expensive.
[Have just been looking on the Dyson site, and it looks like I need a DC14 Animal upright or DC20 Animal cylinder, both at £300. There's a DC22 that's £20 cheaper, but with less suction and fewer tools in the box.]
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Date: 2008-05-16 08:06 am (UTC)I haven't tried hoovering up their hair with any other vacuum cleaner, though, so I can't compare the Dyson's performance to anything else.
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Date: 2008-05-16 01:37 pm (UTC)[Have just been looking on the Dyson site, and it looks like I need a DC14 Animal upright or DC20 Animal cylinder, both at £300. There's a DC22 that's £20 cheaper, but with less suction and fewer tools in the box.]