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spritz · 12-02-2014, 11:48 PM

Have you or do you Feed Fido a good brand of dog food? We changed to Nutro Lamb & Rice and her shedding has slowed way down and there pick ups are a lot smaller. Less waste. Spendy but worth the hassle of having to vacuum everyday.
Tim

olddog49 · 12-03-2014, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by spritz

Have you or do you Feed Fido a good brand of dog food? We changed to Nutro Lamb & Rice and her shedding has slowed way down and there pick ups are a lot smaller. Less waste. Spendy but worth the hassle of having to vacuum everyday.
Tim

I think our dog is allergic to almost anything, as he receives shots every 10 days and is on Atypical. Use a medicated shampoo every other week, groomed uses the furmingnator (sp) and it help to remove some hair. Mr Maddox is a recuse dog we have had for 9 years. I can assure you we have done probably everything possible to relieve excess hair lost. We use Nature Balance lamb and brown rice. No treat from the shelves to many additives, as soy or soyoil is one of the items he is allergic to. His treats are carrots, meds are given with mini marshmallows, those are tolerated well. Appreciate the suggestion with the food, but as you can see we have that covered also.

I swear you can just sit and watch this mutt and hair will jump off him

. He is special to us, and we have and will do anything to help his issues. Our vet is great to work with also. High maintenance for sure.

mchero · 12-03-2014, 10:15 AM

We have a Dirt Devel in the basement. Works great BUT that sucker is loud. I would think twice about using it after "quiet time". Not sure if the loud motor is normal or not. Works great!

RM

Gary RVRoamer · 12-03-2014, 12:31 PM

We like ours - it's an Intervac. The hose is flexible and very stretchy and the floor brush/head works well..

Clayobx · 12-04-2014, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mchero

We have a Dirt Devel in the basement. Works great BUT that sucker is loud. I would think twice about using it after "quiet time". Not sure if the loud motor is normal or not. Works great!

RM

Hmmm, we've had two Dirt Devil vac's, really not to noisy but the motor is in the basement. Maybe insulate around it? Check to see if the cap is locked and seated correctly. Thought mine was broken because of low suction and found the cap was slightly loose. Just a thought?

Al n Cindy · 12-05-2014, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mchero

We have a Dirt Devel in the basement. Works great BUT that sucker is loud. I would think twice about using it after "quiet time". Not sure if the loud motor is normal or not. Works great!

RM

Amen! I had no idea a small little Dirt Devil mounted in the basement could roar like a lion throughout the coach! The DW says it's scary, so I have to do the vacuuming!

I recall having a little Dirt Devil hand vac (I think it was about the same size as this CV950) when they first came out (1960s?) and it was pitifully weak on suction. Not this puppy...gotta be careful with the edges of throw rugs, and small stones fly up the tube.

I haven't changed the cloth filter yet (a #7767 I think), but I've cleaned it out somewhat regularly over the past 18 months. I looked for replacement filters without success at a variety of retailers, so I'll probably pick one up when I visit a Camping World, or maybe online.