• Pet hair is very light and contains natural oils that cause it to adhere to carpet fibers.
• Vacuum floors and furniture regularly. 
• If you do not vacuum regularly, hair can clog the vacuum beaters and wear down the motor.  The healthier the vacuum is, the more hair it will pick up.
• When vacuuming pet hair, it is important to remember to take it slow.  The vibration of the beater bars on your vacuum begin vibrating dust and dirt particles to the surface of your carpet before you actually get to the spot of suction and pick up just underneath your vacuum.  Dog hair attachés and embeds into the carpet fibers so the beater brushes on your vacuum not only have to pull the hair out of the carpet fibers it also has to suck the hair from the beater brushes at the very moment it is under your vacuum so take it slow.
• After thoroughly vacuuming the carpet, use a barely dampened sponge mop on low pile carpet to remove pet hair.  Keep this mop for this purpose only.  On furniture use a regular clean kitchen sponge or damp white micro fiber cloth.  The hair rolls up into clumps which make it easy to pick up.
• Use a rubber bristle broom on floors and carpets.  The rubber bristles roll up the hair into a pile so you can pick it up and throw it away.
• Spray static guard lightly over carpets to eliminate static and let it dry a few minutes then vacuum.
• Sprinkle baking soda lightly over rugs and carpet to loosen pet hair.  Let it sit for a little while then vacuum.  It deodorizes as well. To eliminate static, which is the biggest reason your vacuum doesn't pick up all the hair on your carpet.  Mix a small amount of fabric softener with water in a spray bottle and mist over carpet.  Do not over spray and soak the carpet.  Allow it to dry completely then vacuum.  This will also eliminate the charge you send through your pet every time you reach down to pet him.  Be sure to use a fabric softener sent you like because it will linger in the house for a little while. 
• Use a horse shedding blade on rugs before vacuuming.  It pulls the hairs without ripping the carpet fibers.
• To pick up dog hair from your carpet, use a window squeegee.
• Keep your animals off the furniture.  Give them a dog bed with a removable cover so it can be washed regularly.
• Get pet hair off the furniture by misting a fabric softener and water mixture and then just brush off.  Remember to color test first.
• Use the soles of water shoes to brush hair off furniture.
• Put a rubber glove on your hand and dip glove into cool water.  Wipe the hairy surface using the glove.  The hair should come off.  Wipe off glove as needed and re-dampen.  This also works well along walls and in cracks.
• Use cloth gardening gloves with plastic or rubber nubs on the palms and fingers.  Rub your hands across the floor or furniture and these nubs will catch the hair.
• Use a soot and dirt removal sponge (ex. Mr. Clean) over the furniture working in a downward motion.  The sponge is used dry but can be washed and reused dry as needed.

  Cat Hair Remover, February 12, 2007

By	Shawn - See all my reviews

This is the best investment I could have made!! I never realized how much cat hair remained after using the vacuum until I used this!! Now I feel like my carpet is actually clean.

sw-250i-FR furemover broom, March 6, 2008 By  G. Brosius - See all my reviews    I love this product. you can sweep your heart out and the dust doesn't fly around like it does with a regular broom. I heartily recommend it.   Great product, January 9, 2009 By  M. Linda Hopp "homebody" (Iowa) - See all my reviews    I have owned one of these for ages and just love it. I purchased this one as a gift for someone who just had her hardwood floors refinished and was dissatisfied with brooms. She loves it as well. Great for households without pets too, as dust bunnies are not selective as to type of household.