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Dyson Groom Review

By: Author Paris Permenter

Product: Dyson Groom

What It Is: dog grooming attachment for most models of Dyson vacuums

Manufacturer: Dyson

DogTipper Review: Pet hair is just a fact of life around our household. We brush…and brush…and the hair is still everywhere. We use a Dyson vacuum which does a great job picking up the hair (we vacuum just about every day) but one look at the clear canister and it’s easy to see that it’s picking up a lot of pet hair.

With our ongoing pet hair problems, we were really interested when we learned of the new Dyson Groom, an attachment for Dyson vacuums. This attachment is made to use with adult dogs and works much like a slicker brush but with one important difference: when you stop brushing, the hair is pulled up into the vacuum right away. There’s no hair, allergens, or dead skin dropping onto the floor or flying up in your face. (I have asthma so the more hair/dander I can keep away from my face in these grooming sessions, the better.)

Dyson sent us a Groom to put to the test alongside the Dyson DC24, one of the Dyson Ball vacuums we’ll be reviewing separately. It’s a simple little attachment that connects to the hose of most Dyson vacuums (except the DC16, DC21, DC22 Motorhead, DC23 Motorhead, DC23 Motorhead Animal, DC30 DC31, and DC35).

In using it with the DC24, we just snapped it on the hose; if you have a DC07, DC14, or DC18, the Groom comes with a small connector that sits between the Groom and the hose.

The Groom can be used on adult dogs. Before grooming, you’ll want to make sure any mats and knots in the fur are removed so you can brush you dog with the Groom just like you’d brush him with a slicker brush. The attachment uses 364 slicker bristles angled at 35 degrees.

Using your thumb, you apply pressure to a trigger which extends the bristles; you can apply more or less pressure with your thumb to alter the length of the bristles, depending on the length of your dog’s hair. You brush your dog just like you would with a slicker brush then, when you’ve gathered a batch of loose hair, all you do is lift your thumb which pulls back the bristles, leaving the hair floating on the head of the Groom. The ongoing suction pulls the hair and dander into the hose.

The bristles pick up the hair but releasing the thumb lever retracts the bristles and the hair is pulled into the vacuum.

That all sounded great, but how would our dogs do with the Groom? (Keep in mind that grooming our dogs is very much a DIY affair; they’ve never been to the groomer since we do everything from baths to nail trimming to brushing here with them.) With daily vacuuming, the dogs are pretty accustomed to the sound of the vacuum so that wasn’t a problem. Would it be a problem to brush them with a vacuum attachment, though? We put it to the test.

Just like acclimating your dog to your vacuum, we got them accustomed to the Groom a little bit at a time. The first day, we brushed the dogs with the Groom without it attached to the vacuum so there was no noise or suction, using it like a regular brush. So far, so good.

The next day, we attached the Groom to the vacuum and turned on the DC24. We had some super-duper treats with us and sat beside the vacuum, dispensing the treats right beside the operating vacuum. All went fine but, depending on how your dog is with the vacuum, you might need to repeat this step. Don’t rush the process since you want the grooming to be relaxing for your dog and for you.

Finally, it was time to use the Groom on our dogs. With some more treats in hand (never hurts to have those treats!), we started grooming Tiki, our medium-hair mix. Tiki is not crazy about being brushed even with our own hair brushes so we weren’t sure how she would do with the Groom but she did just fine, standing patiently while we groomed her back and sides. (We avoided her feathers which frequently tangle. We also avoided her head and legs; the Groom isn’t recommended for use on sensitive areas.)

But then came the very best part of the Groom: when I released the trigger, voila, there went the hair up into the vacuum! No grabbing hair out the bristles and wrestling it into a trash can (or watching the hair magically adhere to something else during this static-filled time of year.) It just vanished into the Dyson’s canister.

Tiki did very well during the Groom session. We hadn’t planned to use it on Irie’s short lab/hound hair but she insisted on being groomed (she loves being brushed!) Although Irie’s hair may be short, it definitely sheds. I used my thumb to adjust the length of the bristles and Irie climbed into my lap for her turn. She loved it.

A huge paws up for the Dyson Groom!

Price: The Dyson Groom retails for $69.99.

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Disclosure: We received a Dyson Groom and Dyson DC24 Animal for use in this review. We were not compensated for our review and all statements and opinions are completely our own.

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