In comparing the Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair with the Scotch FurFighter Hair Remover, I find that both are comfortable to use, and work quite well on flat surfaces of furniture upholstery and cotton blend furniture covers for both long-haired and short-haired dogs. The Fur Fighter works best on curves, creases, and corners.

The Pledge Fabric Sweeper has rollers at the bottom and a non-removable compartment at the top to hold the fur. You brush one way with small passes, which pulls the fur up, then brush the other way to pull fur into the storage compartment. When the compartment is full and the rollers don’t work satisfactorily anymore, it is time to throw it away and purchase a new one. It cannot be used on vinyl, leather, or wet surfaces. A single Pledge Fabric Sweeper costs about $5.

The Scotch FurFighter Hair Remover (indoor upholstery) is a curved plastic base and handle with a pad that adheres to it. The pad curves up around the base so that it can pull hair from corners. It has little rubber teeth that grab on to the fur and hold it to the pad. When the pad is full, it is pulled off and discarded, then replaced with a new one. There is also one for automotive upholstery–the main difference being the shape of the base and handle which have bristles and a storage compartment for the pads. The initial Scotch Fur Fighter Hair Remover with 5 refill pads costs about $8 and refill pads (8 to a package) are around $6.

My personal preference is the Scotch FurFighter. I find that it gets into corners and small places better, and that the pad fills on one usage and I can throw it away and put away a fur-free device. Keep in mind that I have really big dogs that have an abundance of fur that they leave behind. If I had a small dog that didn’t fill the Scotch pad in one use, I would possibly prefer the Pledge Fabric Sweeper since the fur is tucked safely away in the storage compartment.

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Life can get hairy when you are the owner of two Golden Retrievers and a Carolina Dog.  Needless to say, I am always looking for a new wonder product that will make it easy to remove dog hair from clothes and furniture. Last night, my husband and I were wandering through CostPlus World Market when we stumbled upon the “Pet Hair Lifter” which promised to remove hair with ease. It wasn’t very expensive, so I thought it would be worth trying out.

How It Works: The Pet Hair Lifter looks like a kitchen sponge and is rubbery to the touch. To pick-up pet hair you wipe the surface repeatly in one direction which makes the hair collect up in one spot and partially on the Pet Hair Lifter.

Review – Neutral: Although I cannot say that this product does not perform as advertised, I did not find it to be a wonder product for hair removal. I tested the Pet Hair Lifter on our couch and my clothes.

• Couch: The Pet Hair Lifter did help me collect the hair in one area of the couch but ultimately I found it difficult to dispose of the hair from the centralized location. I ended up getting the vacuum out to clean-up the pile and clean off the Pet Hair Lifter.
• Clothing: Generally, it worked well for brushing hair off of my clothing as I was headed out the door – it was easier to use that the sticky rollers that require you to peel a layer of masking tape. However, you end up with a hairy Pet Hair Lifter that has to rinsed or vacuumed.

Given that the Pet Hair Lifter is relatively inexpensive, this product would be suitable if you just need a quick clothing touch-up before you leave the house, but don’t expect this product to magically remove dog hair throughout the house.

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