Neakasa P1 Pro Dog Grooming Vacuum, 6-in-1 Kit, 2-Year Protection Plan

Why it's worth it

This is a clipper, a slicker brush, a detangling head, and a set of guide combs that all feed into a vacuum with a one-liter dust cup. Loose hair goes straight into the canister instead of onto your couch, your clothes, and the back of your throat.

The mess is why most people quit home grooming. One session with a heavy shedder can coat a whole room. The P1 Pro pulls hair off the brush and out of the clipper path as you work, and owners describe finishing a trim with almost nothing left to sweep. That's the entire pitch, and it holds up.

Three suction levels — 3,000, 6,000, and 9,000 Pa — let you start gentle. That's not a spec-sheet nicety. A dog meeting a vacuum for the first time does better on the low setting, and you can work up once nothing bad has happened. The one-liter cup holds a full session for most medium and long-haired dogs, and it rinses clean under the tap.

From our review of 10 dog grooming kits and clippers, by James Bennett, Associate Editor

What we like

• +The mess is why most people quit home grooming
• +Three suction levels — 3,000, 6,000, and 9,000 Pa — let you start gentle
• +Six tools cover the whole routine: clippers with five guide combs from 3mm to 24mm, a slicker brush, a detangling head, and…
• +Quiet is relative, but this is the quiet end of the category

What to know

• –It's a lot of hardware
• –Some dogs simply won't tolerate a vacuum, no matter how gradually you introduce it