Dyson Groom Review
Have you ever tried to vacuum your dog in an attempt to rid it of all that excess hair before it ends up on your rugs? I have and it’s not easy. The Dyson Groom is a new tool that tries to help you get to the root of your dog hair problem. Dyson sent me a Groom to test out on my Dyson DC24 and here’s how it went…
The Groom is a self-cleaning, mess-free vacuum attachment that fits most Dyson vacuums and attempts to nip shedding problems in the bud by going directly to the source.
Since the Groom is best used on dogs with medium or long hair, I brought it to my parents’ house to test on my parents’ flufftastic Golden Retrievers Max and Emily (below), who don’t mind being vacuumed. In fact, they were surprisingly calm and seemed to find it relaxing. However, they weren’t fans of the camera — they would NOT stop moving for one second for me to take a decent photo.
I didn’t think this was going to go as smoothly as it did.
So how does it work? Well, you pop it onto the vacuum hose like any other attachment and then you brush it over the dog like you would a regular pet brush. The tool has stainless steel bristles that remove loose hair and dead skin gently without tugging or pulling. You can push down on the trigger to allow more hair to be picked up if your pet’s hair is dense. Then the vacuum just sucks up the hair that gets caught in the bristles. Check out my video below for a demonstration.
Technically speaking (read this sentence with a James Dyson accent): “As the pressure is released from the tool?s handle and the bristles retract, full suction is transferred to capture hair hygienically in the vacuum.” And in my words, “Cool! Check out how it sucks up the hair so fast”:
Using this thing was so easy that I didn’t even need to look at the instructions (but they’re there if you need them!).
Don’t forget behind your ears!
Some of you are probably thinking, “But my dog hates the vacuum!” A good tip for dogs scared of the vacuum cleaner: brush them with the tool while the vacuum is off and then turn it on later to suck up the hair.
Now if only it also cut hair…
The Groom is available on Dyson’s website for $69.99.
“Flufftastic.” Flufftastic! That is a prizewinning word.
no way. my dog would totally freak if i came at her with that attachment!
Cool is right! Do you think it would work on my long haired cats???
Diego was in this post:
http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2011/1/24/mondays-pets-on-furniture-part-2.html
I think you could totally try it out on a cat, so long as your cat is patient and calm. Try vacuuming them first to see if they’re scared of it. I think you can slowly get them used to it by first having them around the vacuum so they get used to the noise.
I bought the Dyson Dog Grooming Tool. Months later and many phone calls and emails later I had to return it as it doesn?t fit on to the hose end of my Dyson DC05!! even though I checked the serial number with Dyson before buying. They expected me to fit it onto the 7 inch curved purple pipe on the end ? try grooming your dog with all this on there ? impossible!! Dyson have cocked up in not checking the full working compatibility with the older models. The pictures on the website and in their product catalogues are incorrect for the older models. BEWARE before you buy even if your serial number seems ok on their website!
I noticed you mentioned it is best for medium and long haired dogs. Do you think it would work well with a short hair like a pug?
Well, the bristles are long on the brush so I am sure it will work but it might not hold the hair as well as it might for a longer haired dog. It’s worth a shot!
For long haired dogs this dyson is working well?