How to Remove Dog Hair From Your Home

Our little furry ones are lovable, fun beings, and without a doubt they're also part of our family. But that doesn't mean they aren't a walking hair factory, capable of leaving anything from a blanket of hair all over the floor of the whole house to thousands of hairs stuck to the sofa and our clothes.

We'll show you how to make the most of the new robot vacuums and how to get rid of that hair that always seems to end up stuck to our clothes. Ready?

How to Stop My Dog Shedding Hair Around the House?

There's nothing that will stop our dog from shedding hair, but we can apply a few tricks that will greatly reduce the amount of hair it leaves around the house or on our blankets or clothes.

In other words, a dog will always shed hair, but it's not the same for it to shed a thousand hairs as ten thousand. The trick is in keeping a bit of control over the amount of hair it can leave in our home. So let's see what we need to do to achieve that.

Salmon Oil

Both salmon oil for dogs and fish-rich foods contain high amounts of Omega acids, which help the dog keep its skin healthier and its coat shinier. They also help reduce shedding.

Brushing

A short-haired dog needs an average of two brushings a week to keep its coat free of tangles and excess dead hair. Brushing it helps keep that loose hair from falling around the house or sticking to everything.

Baths

Bathing our dog at least once a month isn't just advisable, it's mandatory to keep it clean. But if it's shedding a lot, we can bathe it two or even three times a month (using a specific shampoo so as not to damage its skin).

You should brush it before bathing it and afterward, once it's completely dry. This way you'll keep loose hair from ending up on your floor forming those typical tumbleweeds that roll around like the Wild West.

How Can I Keep My House Free of Hair? The Robot Vacuum

Besides the tips mentioned above, nowadays we have the help of the new robot vacuums, which we can leave running while we go out for a walk with our pup.

They'll take care of keeping our floor clean, both of dog hair and of the dirt and dust found in every home. But be careful, since there are several types of robot vacuum and not all of them are up to the task.

Personally, at home we use one of ILIFE's robot vacuums, which meets all our needs, cleaning up our two dogs' hair while we're out for a walk. A robot that works well and isn't very expensive, since you're not paying for the brand name.

The truth is, at this point, we can no longer imagine our life without this little robot, since it saves us a lot of work cleaning our house automatically (time we can spend, for example, walking our dog for longer).

How to Remove Dog Hair Stuck to Clothes?

For this we have a pretty good trick that has always worked for us — it involves some small rollers you can buy at any store, which have adhesive strips.

So when we rub them against our clothes, both our dogs' hair and the typical clothing lint will get stuck to the roller. The good thing about these rollers is that they have many layers, so once one layer stops sticking, we simply need to remove that layer and use a new one (using the same roller).

If you haven't tried it yet, we highly recommend it — it's an inexpensive product that will help a lot in keeping your clothes free of hair.

Will My Dog Always Shed Hair?

The answer is yes — although there are certain breeds that barely shed, the truth is most dogs do shed hair all year round. Mainly during shedding season, that is, coinciding with the spring and fall seasons.

But don't worry, even if you don't know it, you shed hair around the house too — and did you know that 90% of the dust in a home is made up of dead skin? That's right, the dust in a home is mostly made up of our own skin.

Dogs, on the other hand, being hairier than us, don't shed as much skin, but they do shed hair. So all we can do is take it philosophically and apply these good tricks to keep our home as clean as possible.