My dog thinks that I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to torture her, such as toothbrushes, ear drops, and baths. She should be grateful that I don’t have a Dyson vacuum, since the company is launching a carefully designed pet-vacuuming attachment, which will go on sale in the U.S. in January 2011.

Yes, you can use it on cats, if your cat will allow you to survive the experience. Sure, you can vacuum your pet with the regular attachments, but do they come with retractable bristles? They do not. But the groom tool does, which makes it 100% brushier.

Dyson groom tool [Official Site] (via Gizmodo)

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