Disproportionate amount of effort for a small job!

Poodles are well designed because they don't shed much fur!

(Sorry 😁)

Looking at the problem from a slightly different angle, why is chewing gum so readily sold to children? I have spent many "happy" hours clearing it of carpets etc with ice cubes and knives.

I also had to cut it out of DDs hair once after a trip to the cinema where the child sitting behind us thought it was funny to dispose of it on DD's head. Disturbingly, their mum thought it was funny too.

In theses times that would constitute assault and you could report them to the authorities.

I simply can't stand seeing people mindlessly chewing. I automatically assume they must be thick. Judgemental I know, but why would anyone intelligent chew something they can't actually eat?

Maybe because cars are designed for people, not dogs?

Have you tried wiping with damp cloth? When we had a dog and cat that always seemed to be shedding, I used that to collect the hair on the stair carpet in sort-of lumps, before hoovering. It was quick and very effective.

Why are toilets/toilet seats so difficult to clean. Same with showers why do they have that thing that collects water but it’s main job seems to be growing bacteria that is difficult to clean away

Casdon

I’ve just spent over half an hour getting dog hair off the carpet in my car boot - which has a boot cover on it. Why don’t manufacturers use carpet that isn’t so hair attracting and useless?

Is it just me, or are lots of should be simple jobs made much harder by thoughtless design?

Why have carpet in the car boot, where nobody is ever going to set foot?

It makes more sense for car boots to be lined with impermeable smooth washable plastic. If I had my way there would be a little drain hole at the low point, so you could just scoosh the boot clean with a garden hose, and leave it open to let it dry.

Our car boot carries bags of horse manure, seaweed, compostable materials ( weeds, leaves, grass cuttings) , compost, plants, harvested crops, dogs, wetsuits, dirty tools, earth, building supplies, and stuff being taken to the tip.

I totally agree butterandjam, car boots are really not the place for fuzzy carpet!
I’ve used the hoover, a wet microfibre cloth, and a rubber brush on mine, it’s 90% better than it was, but not perfect - and what an effort! Witzend I might try the damp microfibre cloth on the dog before he gets in there again!

I use a squeegee. An old one with a rubber blade. The newer ones are more plasticky and are nowhere near as good. It's a bit tricky on the bits that aren't flat, but still the most effective thing I've found

We've got a boot liner, tough plastic I think.

Allira

We've got a boot liner, tough plastic I think.

I’ve got one too.

Casdon

I totally agree butterandjam, car boots are really not the place for fuzzy carpet!
I’ve used the hoover, a wet microfibre cloth, and a rubber brush on mine, it’s 90% better than it was, but not perfect - and what an effort! Witzend I might try the damp microfibre cloth on the dog before he gets in there again!

Casdon, dare I ask if you have a Labrador who travels in the boot? My boot is covered in golden Labrador dust. It even gets into the front of the car though said Lab never sets a paw in there
I have one if those plastic hand brushes, damp cloth and Dyson animal. I bought a boot liner but it made little difference. The lab loves showers and grooming. He’s brushed in the garden daily. I still hoover carpets daily. Good job I love him 🐕

He’s a spaniel Iam64, he’s been groomed recently so his fur is short at the moment, it might be partly due to that. I don’t usually brush him, but I think I’ll have to start.

I have a boot liner, it goes up the back and sides, and clips onto the headrests on the back seat, so theoretically no hair should attach itself to the carpet underneath, but it does.

butterandjam my old Berlingo had an piece of industrial carpet in the boot, that car had all sorts in the boot, great car, but not well insulated, cold in winter!

Casdon, I have a show type spaniel as well as my lab, probably should be in therapy. If I was younger id have a third.
My spaniel is kept short with long furry ears and tail. She still sheds.
Sometimes, I realise why Some Posters don’t live with dogs.

Jaxjacky

Maybe because cars are designed for people, not dogs?

A car designed for dog owners would be a great selling point.
A secured dog area with a soft but water proof mattress. Optional soundproofing. The dog seating area would also have its own airconditioning , vented outside to exclude the stench of soaking wet dog, dog sick, and dog farts. Maybe a small hot air blower for drying wet dogs.

Elon Musk is probably going to make a fortune from my idea.

Cracking idea butterandjam.

Iam64

Casdon, I have a show type spaniel as well as my lab, probably should be in therapy. If I was younger id have a third.
My spaniel is kept short with long furry ears and tail. She still sheds.
Sometimes, I realise why Some Posters don’t live with dogs.

Mine is a show cocker too, same grooming method by the sound of it. It’s the short white hair that gets caught in the car carpet, not the hair from his lovely silky tail.

I agree butterandjam, count me in on the dog car boot idea.

Witzend

Have you tried wiping with damp cloth? When we had a dog and cat that always seemed to be shedding, I used that to collect the hair on the stair carpet in sort-of lumps, before hoovering. It was quick and very effective.

I do this, it's much the quickest way on the stairs - and probably in a car boot.

A damp cloth would run a mile from the golden Labrador dust that surrounds my boy.

Jaxjacky

Maybe because cars are designed for people, not dogs?

Or you might say, people are designed for dogs not cars?

I have always moaned about the carpeting in cars! Why, oh why, do they use ghastly black nylon stuff that shows every speck of dust which is infuriatingly difficult to vacuum up! I could't be bothered with following up with a damp cloth - life is too short!

We always used a company with the address www.boot-buddy.com and got custom sized liners D bumper covers. They really work and although not cheap you definitely get what you pay for. Sadly no dog now but I feel your annoyance at getting rid of the dog hair.