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doesn't seem very green.

would love this...if it weren't so, how do you say, disposable. have any other ideas for a greener version of something that does a good job? i can't bear to kick my dog off the furniture...

ambsATX--try a pair of rubber kitchen gloves. just rub them in one direction to get the fur off. surprisingly, it works.

I've found a very slightly damp sponge does a pretty good job of de-hairing the furniture.

I love the Magic Sponge. I think they sell it at Longs, maybe Target has it too. It's washable, lasts a really long time, and affordable.

I've recently had problems with my newly adopted pound puppy thinking she's princess of the furniture. Just put tinfoil on your furniture when you leave or aren't around, and it'll keep the pets off. There's something about the sound/texture that freaks them out, and off the couch. Much easier than buying these things on a regular basis.

Brushing your animal helps to control shedding. I use a device called a Furminator. (http://www.furminator.com/) My cat loves the attention, and it may not get all the stray fur off him, but any fur that ends up in the Furminator doesn't end up on my clothes or furniture.

I use a lint brush (not sticky roller) to rid my furniture of very grey fluffy kitty fur. It works great, really picks up the hair. I got it at a dollar store years ago.

The Sweepa rubber brush works pretty well, for my constantly-shedding, hates-to-be-brushed Shepard mix.

http://www.amazon.com/Sweepa-Remover-Brush-Evriholder-Products/dp/B0002VQKYW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1210803295&sr=8-3

Still, I'm always looking for a miracle, so I'd love to see a review of this (ideally comparing to sweepa).

someone just told me about the "furminator" the other day- and said it works really well!
i dont understand how my cat can shed as much as she does. there are white hairs all over everything I own.

Living with four cats and a dog, I've tried my share of pet hair removal/cleaning devices, and so far the one I've found that works best (by far) on upholstery is the Pet Hair Magnet.

http://www.amazon.com/Doskocil-26038-YEL-Hair-Magnet/dp/B0002DI4PI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1210804200&sr=8-1

With a brushing, cleaning your car windshield type motion, it pulls and gathers all the fur from any kind of flatish fabric surface with its rubber ridges. You don't have to remove the fur from the tool like you do with those lint brush style gloves when you're done cleaning. It's very effective, especially on couches.

Agreed: why disposable? So wasteful. We use the FURemover to pick up after our two gorgeous-yet-hirsute half-Persians. Totally amazing, totally durable, totally cost-efficient.

Regular grooming helps control the flurries, too; thanks for mentioning, LauraE.

I've gotten use to the fur long ago....I just pretend the upholstry is really faux fur.....much easier.

The Fur Fighter seems a bit wasteful. As others have pointed out, regular brushing helps remove loose fur before it gets on your furniture, but there's usually plenty left over for that upholstered chair/sofa.

I've been using an Evercare Pet Hair Pic-Up Mitt for well over a year now, and it's great. It's like an oven mitt that's covered with bristles. Just slip it on and run it over upholstery to pick up all the fur trapped in the fibres. Afterwards, I run an old comb through the bristles to get that fur out. This works very well. And you can wash the mitt as necessary (which I haven't had to do often).

I got mine at Target, but you can find them at most pet shops or even Walgreens. It's cheap, durable and effective.

actually, just a plain ol' damp sponge works great at picking up pet hair off things (and one with a scrubby on one side can pick up the more difficult hairs)... vacuuming can pick up the remainder, if there is some...

Another fan of the Furminator here for reducing shedding. It really works five times better than any brush we've had before. And our cats love it, too. It's a huge treat for them to get "furminated."

update: I bought a furminator on my way home yesterday. I was a bit freaked-out by the price ($30something).. but picked it up anyway.

OH MY GOD it got so much hair off my cat.. maybe a little too much.

I think this will help a lot with the amount of fur on the carpet and the blue corduroy chair.

Another vote for the furminator! It really does help with the shedding.

We use our upholstery attachment to vacuum our couch every couple of days. This seems gimmicky to me.

yes--we have a Furminator for our black hound dog...and it works wonders (but there's always some left to shed on the furniture). thanks for the damp sponge and rubber glove tips—i'm going home to try them tonight!

i bought one of these pet hair removal mitts at target on clearance for 97 cents a few weeks ago. works really well.