Removing Dog Hair: Couch Cleaning Tips

Love Your Dog but Hate the Fur?

Lina E.
Even the most avid dog lovers agree that dog hairs in the couch are a problem. When prepareing for guests or just cleaning the house owners of dogs that are heavy sheaders find cleaning the dog hairs from the couch is very difficult. Here are a few tips on how to remove those pesky dog hairs from your couch.

Tip 1: Vacuming

If your dogs hairs are not very long a vacume may be enouph to get them up. Use the upolstry attachment of your vacume on your couch to try and get the hairs up. Do your best to remove all of the excess hairs that you can. This may or may not work but it is worth a try.

Tip 2: Sticky rollers

In any supermarket or superstore you will find specialy made rollers disigned to pick up dog hairs. They can be found in the pet isle. These rollers are inexpensive and will work on both furniture and clothing.

Tip 3: Masking Tape

If the first vacuming and sticky rollers both fail to remove all of the dog hairs then try masking tape. Wrap a length of tape around your hand with the sticky part facing out and press the tape to every part of the couch. This is a time comusming process but can be very effective in removing dog hairs.

Tip 4: A dog brush

It may seem silly but when nothing else will clean your couch a bristle dog brush will do the trick. They are, after all, designed to pick up dog hairs. Make sure you use a clean brush, not the same brush that you use on your dog. Now bursh a section of the couch, carefully not to damage it. If the brush seems to be working contiune to get all of the rest of the dog hairs up.

If all of these meathods fail to remove the dog hair from your couch you may want to consider getting a washable cover.

Published by Lina E.

My name is Lina. I am the mother of a preschooler, a toddler, and a baby girl. We live in the DC Metropolitan area. I am a homemaker and write freelance.   View profile

  • First, see if your vacuum is powerful enough to get up the dog hairs.
  • Sticky rollers and masking tape can be effective in removing stubborn hairs.
  • If all else fails, a dog brush should get up the mess.
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  • Holden Unfiltered 4/12/2009

    Oh I love this article!!! Since my mother moved in with us... I have 3.5 dogs and 2 cats!!! I can open an unopened can of soup and find a dog hair in it. I find that duct tape is much better than masking tape, and bathing and brushing mine has made a HUGE difference...

  • Erika Lutz 6/6/2006

    Although I don't have a dog, I have a cat who sheds on my furniture. I have found another quick way to remove the fur is to get a damp washcloth and rub the sofa/chair with the cloth in circles...it gets the fur off pretty quickly. You do have to rinse out the cloth over and over, but it works pretty fast and I don't have to get out a vacuum. :)

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