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Have you ever dreamed of removing your pet’s hair before it scatters to every corner of the house? I know I have. With three shedding animals, it’s safe to say that vacuums and lint rollers have become my friends. And, on more than one occasion, I’ve—mostly jokingly—suggested vacuuming them directly.
So when I learned that the Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum was designed to do precisely just that, I was intrigued, amused, and skeptical. How often do you get to test a product you joked about existing? And, more importantly, how well does it work? Does it really suction up 99% of pet hair like it claims?
To answer these questions and more, my multi-pet household put the Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum & Grooming Kit to the test.
The Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum & Kit—Key Features
The Neabot P1 Pro is a small, 4.4-pound canister vacuum. It comes with a selection of attachments to brush, de-shed, clean, and trim your pet’s hair.
The grooming and de-shedding brushes help prevent damaging a topcoat while smoothing out fur, and the nozzle head and cleaning brush suction up pet hair that’s made its way to your furniture and floors. The adjustable clipping attachment comes with four guidance combs—6 mm, 12mm, 18mm, and 24mm—that allow for more precise trimming for various fur types, including extra-long hair, medium-long hair, and curly hair.
The machine was also designed to be low-noise with a variable three-speed fan that adjusts to the vacuum’s speed—intended to help your pet easily and quickly adapt to the sound.
Unboxing the vacuum
The first thing I noticed during my Neabot P1 Pro review was the pet vacuum’s quality. The machine and its attachments are lightweight but sleek and sturdy.
The tank holds an impressive one liter of dog hair and dust and features two filters: a HEPA and a foam. In total, I pulled 13 separate pieces from the box, including the vacuum base, a user guide, and a storage bag. There was also an array of handy attachments, such as the following:
- A grooming brush
- A de-shedding tool
- Electric clippers (with four clipping combs in various sizes)
- A cleaning brush
- The nozzle
Comparing the included items with the illustration in the user guide, I quickly noticed that I’d received two 24mm clipping combs and was missing the 18mm. I reached out to the Neabot support team at the email provided and got a response within a few hours, saying they’d send me the missing piece.
After skimming through the user manual, I was ready to get started. The hose, tank, and filters came already attached to the base, so the rest was simple. All I had to do was plug the vacuum in and choose my attachment!
Testing the Neabot P1 Pro’s Attachments & Functions
While the Neabot P1 Pro has a long narrow nozzle for household cleaning, I focused on the four attachments intended for grooming for testing purposes.
Each attachment head snaps into the end of the vacuum hose. There is no release button—you just pull to get them back out. Most of the attachments came out fairly easily, but I did have to yank pretty hard with one. However, that eased any concerns that the attachments might come loose.
Meet the testers
I’ve been told several times over the years that wire-haired dogs don’t shed. Despite this, Miss Bennet, a wiry Terrier-Schnauzer mix, persists in leaving fine white hairs everywhere. My other dog, Logan, a Black Labrador, has a gorgeous coat that sheds in clumps roughly twice a year and in smaller but more consistent quantities in between. Realizing there was no possibility of winning the pet hair battle, we gave up and adopted Peaty, an orange tabby cat, a couple of years ago. He adds a third color to the piles of hair that accumulate in the corners of my house.
Test 1: Grooming brush
The grooming brush features several rows of thin, tightly-spaced metal bristles with white plastic tips to prevent scratching. The head is pretty large—roughly 4 inches by 4 inches—so while it can be used on all animals, it seems best suited for larger pets than cats or small dogs.
This type of brush works well on both of my dogs, so it was the first attachment I chose. As I turned on the pet vacuum and moved it over Logan’s coat, I noticed the hair building up on the brush. Pressing the lever marked “clean” on the back of the attachment pushed the hair to the end of the bristles, where it was sucked into the vacuum’s canister.
I started Logan on the low “eco” setting, then switched it to standard, then boost mode. He glanced at the device when I upped the power but seemed largely unbothered. However, Miss Bennet was less enthralled by the higher settings. She tolerated the lowest speed and wanted no part of the rest, which is generally how she rolls.
Test 2: De-shedding tool
The Neabot de-shedding attachment features a single row of metal teeth. It functions similarly to a Furminator and other de-shedding tools, which comb through the outer layer and pull out the loose undercoat.
De-shedders are perfect for Logan’s dense coat, particularly in the spring when he starts shedding tufts of hair. While he wasn’t in the middle of a blowout, the tool still caught some of the loose hair underneath his shiny outer layer. Like the grooming brush, the de-shedding attachment has a cleaning lever that pushes the collected hair off the end of the teeth, where the vacuum’s suction can catch and pull the hair through the tube. (It got me a little too excited each time it happened.)
Test 3: Cleaning brush
To my surprise, the cleaning brush was one of my favorite attachments—possibly because it best represented my original idea of directly vacuuming my pets. Measuring 5 inches tall and around 3.5 inches across at the widest point, it’s rimmed with a single row of soft nylon bristles. The center features a textile with a texture similar to the soft side of Velcro.
When no other grooming was needed, the cleaning brush was a great tool to capture loose hair directly from my pets—before it could cling to anything else. (The manual also says you can also use this attachment to remove pet hair from clothes.)
Test 4: Electric clippers
According to the American Kennel Club, the best way to groom a wire-haired dog is by “stripping” them, which consists of pulling out their dead hair one by one. However, as a rescue pup of unknown heritage, Miss Bennet is unlikely to win any championship awards. Plus, stripping is a slow, tedious process for which neither of us has the patience. Instead, she gets haircuts once or twice a year when her scruff becomes unruly. This helps control her shedding and minimize the seeds, leaves, sticks, and ticks she tends to collect.
To trim Miss Bennet’s hair with the Neabot electric clippers attachment, I started with the 24mm clipping comb but quickly switched to the 12mm option. The clippers are light, easy to use, and glided through her hair easily. I did wish at this point that the vacuum hose was a little bit longer as it got in the way of my work a few times. But the best part of the experience—hands down—was having almost no mess to clean up.
Usually, after a trim, I sweep, vacuum, and sweep again, inevitably missing clumps of hair that float away. With the Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum, nearly all of Miss Bennet’s newly freed hair went straight into its canister. A swipe of the hose quickly took care of the little bit left on my floor. From start to finish, we were done in less than 20 minutes, and the house was just as clean as when we began.
I had anticipated needing to empty the vacuum’s canister at least once through my testing, but it held more hair than I expected. That said, my dogs aren’t in full shed mode yet and are not particularly large. For big dogs with long hair, like German Shepherds and Huskies, it might be helpful to keep a trash can nearby for regular emptying as you groom.
Final Review: The Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum is a Silly Novelty That’s Seriously Worth It
The Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum & Grooming Kit costs nearly $160 (at the time of writing). While a considerable investment, once you consider the number of tools the vacuum and kit replace, the value behind that price becomes much more apparent.
Plus, it works! In fact, the Neabot P1 Pro might be one of the most helpful pet products I’ve ever tried. I didn’t do the math, so I can’t say if the vacuum caught 99% of dog hair as promised. But the cleanup was minimal, and the dogs weren’t afraid of the machine, so that’s a win in my book.
We think other pet parents will also find the Neabot P1 Pro Pet Vacuum & Grooming Kit a big hit. In particular:
- Dog guardians with heavy shedders
- Pet parents who are sensitive to excessive amounts of pet hair
- Dogs and cats who are afraid of going to the groomer
- Pet parents who want a quieter grooming machine
This vacuum, however, won’t be the right grooming choice for some guardians, including:
- Dog guardians with pups that require styling
- Pets who are super sensitive to noise
- Pet parents who have extra-large dogs with a lot of ground to cover
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