Lazy days of summer are just around the corner and our pets will be shedding their winter fur! Never fear—there are vacuums designed specifically to help you combat pet fur, hair, and dander no matter what season it is. If you or anyone in your home suffers from allergies, many vacuums also feature HEPA filtration to help reduce those pesky allergens being exhausted into your air from the vacuum.
Powerful cleaning heads, long cleaning reaches, and large-capacity bags or dust bins make it easier to keep your home fur-free. Take a look at some of our customer favorites!
How did we choose which models are the best vacuums for pet hair? It's easy:
- Customer Reviews: Our customers provide consistent feedback on our products. These vacuum cleaners have the most and top ratings on our site.
- Trusted Brands: The brands included here are brands that are industry leaders and are known for quality construction and offering long-term solutions.
- Industry Knowledge: We have been in the air quality industry for more than 20 years. We know our products and feel confident in our product selections.
Best Bagless Canister Vacuum
Miele Blizzard CX1 Cat & Dog Vacuum
Powerful suction from Miele in a bagless canister vacuum includes the electro plus floorhead for carpets, parquet twister for hard floors, and a mini turbo brush--super effective for gathering pet hair from fabrics.
- 3-Stage Filtration: HEPA lifetime exhaust filter. Hygiene lifetime filter for fine dust, and a GORE ® CleanStream fine dust filter in the dust bin, trapping it inside a separate container.
- ComfortClean System: Automatically activates for 20 seconds to clean the GORE ® fine dust filter. It can also be manually activated.
- Tools: Integrated dusting brush on the handle, plus crevice tool and upholstery nozzle that are stored on-board.
- Extras: Dynamic drive wheels, telescopic wand, eco comfort handle, and convenient park system and automatic cord rewind.
Best Bagless Upright Vacuum
Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Turbo Rewind Vacuum
Specially designed specifically for pet hair removal, it features a tangle-free brush roll which actively prevents hair-wrap in a sealed bagless system.
- Convenience: One-touch dust-bin empty and a long cleaning reach with 27-ft. power cord.
- Automatic Height Adjustment: Easily move from rug to hard floor to carpet without slowing down.
- Included Tools: Clean tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas with the crevice too, corner tool, dusting brush, and special pet turbo tool.
- Wide Cleaning Path: Make quick work of your living space with a generous 12-inch cleaning path.
Best Cordless Stick Vacuum
LG CordZero Kompressor Stick Vacuum w/ Power Mop
This cordless vacuum goes from powerful vacuum to mop in just minutes and features two batteries and a portable charging stand. Includes 5-step filtration with washable filters.
- Variety of Cleaning Tools: Keep your home spotless with telescoping wand, carpet nozzle, combo tool, and crevice tool.
- Single Touch Control: Power the vacuum on/off, select power level, and Wi-Fi activation.
- Built-in Wi-Fi: Connect to the LG TinQ app to track cleaning history and performance, battery and filter status.
- 5-Step Filtration: Cyclonic action, metal dust filter, 2nd level cyclone for fine dust, prefilter, and fine dust filter.
Best Bagged Upright Vacuum
SEBO Dart Upright Vacuum
While SEBO may not be a name well-known to you, this vacuum boasts a powerful 1300-watt, high-end, German engineered motor and S-class, hospital-grade filtration in a sealed system to help win the battle against pet allergens.
- Electric Powerhead: Distinctive “L” shape, perfect for reaching difficult spaces like underneath the edges of cabinets, and into corners. Superior edge-cleaning and a flat-to-the-floor profile.
- Easy Brushroll Removal: Simply pop off the edge cover, turn and slide out the brushroll. Remove accumulated pet hair, threads, and debris, and replace!
- Large Top-fill Filtered Dust Bag: Provides almost 1 gallon capacity, plus air doesn't flow through all the dust, pet hair, and dirt before being exhausted.
- Converts to Hand-held: Generous 31-foot power cord and quick switch makes this super-convenient for ridding vehicles of pet fur.
Best Robotic Vacuum
iRobot Roomba J7+ Self Emptying Robot Vacuum
Along with 10 times the air power for improved performance, this robot comes with its own Dirt Disposal Charging Base that empties the dust bin automatically. Wi-Fi connectivity means virtual barriers and scheduling ability.
- Imprint Smart Mapping: Roomba learns, maps, and adapts to your home, so each unique space is cleaned in the best way. Remembers multiple floor plans on different levels for the most thorough clean. Obeys commands for cleaning specific areas.
- Detailed Cleaning: The J7+ robot vacuum features an edge-sweeping brush, auto-adjust cleaning head, and dirt-detection technology so no dust bunny or strand of pet hair is safe.
- Low Profile: Only 3.4 in. tall, Roomba J7+ cleanly glides underneath furniture and beds where pet hair, dust, and dander hide.
- High-Efficiency Filter: Along with the pre-filter, it captures 99 percent of dander and allergens associated with your furry friends, making it ideal for pet-owners.
Best Bagged Canister Vacuum
Miele Complete C3 Cat & Dog Canister Vacuum
The Active AirClean filter with a charcoal cassette helps control pet odors as well as pet fur and dander, keeping it from being recirculated into your air. GN 3D dustbags are a 9-layer fortress of electrostatically charged material that also traps debris inside the airtight chamber.
- ElectroPlus Floor Tool: 14 inches wide, perfect for all carpet types with 5 height adjustments and a swivel joint for maneuverability.
- Parquet Twister: Ideal for fast cleaning of all hard flooring, twisting around furniture easily.
- Mini Turbo Brush: Included for whisking away pet hair from upholstery and other fabrics.
- Extras: On-board tool storage, auto rewind power cord, plus the exclusive AirClean sealed system.
Have questions about any of our vacuums? Please give our product specialists a call at 1-800-934-9194. They will be glad to help you select the best model for your home.
