Nancy Freedman-Smith, dog trainer and owner of Gooddogz Training, provides a place for dog owners to find positive training tips, canine-activities and places to visit along with the latest information on keeping your dog healthy and active. Nancy lives with her three young kids, Charlee and Finney the dogs, Yellow the parakeet and Tater-Tot the Hamster. Staying current, keeping fresh, and always learning new things is a must for Nancy and her profession because one thing that animals surely teach you is "the more you know, the more you know you don't know."
My New Years pet hair resolution
Would you buy a vacuum from this dog? I did.
This holiday season, I treated myself to a new vacuum and resolved to remove and conquer pet hair in the year 2008. We have gone through three vacuums in less than a year and half. I kept on buying the under a hundred bucks jobs, and clearly they couldn't handle my life and the subsequent fur that went along with it.
I vowed to get a better model this time.
In a marketing move that clearly targeted me, Bissell now makes a pet hair eraser with Stella the 5 year old Border Collie on the box. Can you say sucker? Yep I bought it, and to be fair it was 20 dollars less than the one with the Golden Retriever mix on the box .
When I asked the sales guy at Best Buy the difference in the two models, he went on about beater bars on the more expensive one being easier on my hard wood floors. As if someone whose dog's toenails dance across the hard wood floor all day is really going to care about a beater bar. There was also a stairs feature that just didn't apply to me, so Stella was rehomed right then and there.
Yes of course we named the vacuum Stella. Did you really have to ask?
So as if my new vacuum is not the most incredible earth shattering news story of the day, this blog has been direct marketed by Dyson vacuums to test their new hand held rechargable Animal Vacuum designed for pet hair that sells for $199. and is due to come out next month.
And it came today! My new baby is upstairs charging right now.
This blog is so happy to receive said rechargeable Dyson hand held vacuum to review, that this blog is throwing a gleeful cyber hat high up in the air ala Mary Tyler Moore.
Longtime readers of this blog have already read about my battle with dog hair and couches.
If these two vacuums work as well as I hope they will, my search for a new couch may be not nearly as covert as the last outings.
The dog hair drama will be continued as will reviews of both products in the near future.
Hey folks at Roomba---drop me a line. Lets talk.
Comments
Hurry up and review. I need a couch so bad but I don't know what to buy. If I could find a vac that really works on a couch I much buy the micro fibre couch that looks so good.
Suzy
January 10, 2008 10:04 PM
I want to know if ANYTHING is better than the old Electrolux canister that weighs 60 lbs and sucks wallpaper off of walls... I want to believe in the Dyson, it's soooo cool looking and so LIGHT!!! PLEASE tell all!!!
Posted by joJanuary 10, 2008 10:47 PM
I have had a Orek for 8 years and just recently upgraded to their Hepa model. It is the only vacuum that doesn't lose suction (that is under $500.00) and doesn't break down. I used to to go through a vacuum every 6 months. Now I don't! In my opinion - Orek is the best and it only weighs 8 lbs........
Posted by ChrisJanuary 11, 2008 11:34 AM
Hmm, did you name it yet?
Seriously, let me know your ultimate decision and rating. I have a ton of readers who would like to know!
Posted by Diana GuerreroJanuary 11, 2008 04:03 PM
I have had a Miele for about 6 years that I bought at the recommendation of my trainer at the time( who has since abandoned us for PA). I love it! It's a light weight canister and easily carried. Dog hair, cat hair, sand, escaping comforter feathers, wood stove ash and sawdust from the logs.....whoosh! Gone! It has survived vacuum hating corgi attacks , Dragon teething and being mistaken for a fire hydrant. Great little machine!
Posted by debJanuary 17, 2008 06:34 AM
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