Your Rug Isn’t Fading. It’s Just Covered in Dog.
You love your Golden Retriever. You love your German Shepherd. But let’s be real.
They don’t just shed. They explode.
You look at your hallway runner. It used to be a deep, vibrant crimson. Now? It’s a sad, muted shade of “Dog-Hair Grey.” You run the vacuum over it—maybe twice—and it looks better for about five minutes. But the moment you sit down or walk across it in socks, you realize the truth.
The hair is still there.
The Physics of the Problem
Why does this happen?
It’s not because your vacuum is broken. It’s because of static electricity.
Carpet fibers—especially nylon or polyester blends—rub against dog fur and create a static bond. It’s basically a magnet. Vacuum suction pulls at the hair, but that static charge holds on tight. It’s a tug-of-war, and the carpet usually wins.
Know Your Enemy: Pile Height
Not all rugs are the same.
- Low Pile: This is the worst. Short, stiff hairs from a Lab or Boxer weave themselves horizontally into the tight fabric. They act like needles. You can’t suck them out; you have to physically rip them out.
- High Pile / Shag: This is a trap. The hair sinks to the bottom, matting near the backing. You don’t see it until the rug starts smelling like a wet kennel.
Fight Static with Static
Stop relying on airflow. You need friction.
Grab the ChomChom Roller.
Most people use it wrong. They treat it like a paint roller, doing long, sweeping motions. Don’t do that. You need aggressive, short, back-and-forth strokes.
Click-clack. Click-clack.
That sound? That’s the roller generating its own electrostatic charge. By creating a stronger charge than the carpet, you break the bond holding the hair down. The roller grabs the fur, traps it, and leaves the carpet fiber standing up straight again.
The “In-Between” Clean
You don’t need to deep steam the carpets every week. Who has time for that?
But you can’t ignore them either.
Use the ChomChom for maintenance. Before you vacuum, do a quick pass over the high-traffic zones—the spots where the dog actually sleeps. You’ll loosen the deep-set dirt that acts as an abrasive, cutting your rug fibers over time.
Get Your Colors Back
Look at the waste compartment after one session.
It’s horrifying. It’s a brick of fur that was hiding right under your feet. But look at the rug.
It’s red again. Or blue. It actually looks like the thing you bought.
Simple. Effective. Done.
