Sorry if you clicked on this in the hope that it would be an interesting discussion, cos it ain't!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can somebody tell me what's a good vacuum cleaner for mostly hard floors that get clumps of dog hair in the corners, plus one or two rugs that get white with long, oily dog hairs within 24 hours of being hoovered?

Problems with ones I've had or borrowed:

1/ They get clogged up.
2/ They're too heavy.
3/ They scratch the wooden floor.
4/ They're good at manouvering the hairs into a pile but don't actually lift them.
5/ The bag tears when I try to empty it, rendering the whole thing totally useless. (It did only cost £17.99, so I can't complain too much, but I don't have a fortune to spare for a really expensive one either!)

All thoughts will be gratefully received!

I can't help, but if anyone can find a cure for that, might they then help me figure out how to solve the problem of my sister's cat being allowed to sleep on my new jumper while I was away?

I've always heard that Dysons(no bag) are good and "Henry the hover" vacuums are good incase you didnt know where to begin.

Miely do specialist hoovers for cats and dogs (that means that they hoover up cat/dog hairs, not that they're for cats and dogs to use). Try them! xxx

Going to make lots of enemies now... put the dog outside. Big, white, oily dog hairs all around every day.... . I love dogs, but am at a complete loss as to why humans allow them to share their home when this type of situation arises. It gives me the creeps.

I'm sure your pooch is lovely, really. Wet nose and waggy tail!

I do take your point! I actually wanted to get two dogs at the time, so they could live outside most of the time and be company for each other when they weren't out for walks or whatever, but this one's old now, and I can't change things. So he's just gotta stay. All 79 smelly kilogrammes of him.

I wonder, though, why do people want dogs if they want them to live outside? A couple of working dogs together is one thing, but a single family pet, when it's social creature?

Thanks for all the vac suggestions so far! Keep 'em coming, and I'll check out all the prices, etc, tomorrow!

We have a Henry. No dogs or cats to test the hairy problem on, but it does seem to cope with all sorts of mess very well. Cheerful face, too

We have a rubber wonderbroom. It cast around eight pounds from the local garden centre and is better than any vacuum cleaner for getting up dog hairs. It works on every surface including shaggy carpets and is brilliant. Our neighbours have two dogs and a dyson and they have had at least three repairs done on it in two years of collecting hairs.

We have this problem too! Over the years I have got so fed up with the hair that in the end I got a dyson which has been brilliant. It sucks everything up...even the carpet I got the cheapest one which was still expensive but well worth it (we have mostly wood floors too, like you).

You could always try vacuuming the dog.....

My dad hovered a spider with our dyson and when I looked to make sure it had gone in(and wasnt still tickering about) it was so dead that I felt sorry for it. But it is new so I guess it still has time to let us down.

I have a long-haired dog and the hairs are really fine. The hoover is rubbish.

Best way I've found is going over the floor every now and then with a pair of rubber gloves

79 kgs??????? What kind of dog is he?????? Yellow dog (labrador) was only 35 kgs at his heaviest!!!!

About the living in the house thing... it's a dog!

OK I can almost understand the overgrown hamster type dog in a house - look at it sideways and it yaps. They're not what I consider a real dog anyway. But not a spaniel/labrador/collie breed? It's up to the owner to provide appropriate accommodation for their pet. Dogs do not need to live in the house to become social or be a precious part of family life. It's so unhygienic.

Sorry - the vacuum thing. Nope, can't get my mind around all those hairs on the floors and seats....
I'm afraid this is really a dodgy topic with me. Apologies to all dog owners

That's OK!

Dogs are social animals. I'm of the other opinion that if you are going to have one, it shouldn't be shunted out into the shed all day. Particularly if you want a watch dog/guard dog. If the animal has no association of belonging in the house, it will only defend the garden. That's probably not where you keep your valuables though

If you must keep it outside then I'd say get two for company.

The unhygienic thing, I can understand how you'd feel about that! Then again, I'd bet my dog is cleaner than some of the people who troop in and out all day

We've had a Dyson for years. Friends who are allergic to cats comment that they don't have a problem in our house - despite the carpets!