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Seagrass rugs and pet hair

12 years ago

I only found one sentence about seagrass rugs and pet hair on the internet. Most articles abut seagrass rugs and pets talk about stains related to "accidents" and the occasional vomit. Pet accidents are extremely rare in our household so I'm not worried about that.

What I'm wondering about is how seagrass rugs hold up against pet hair weaving itself into the rug? We have 2 dogs; a stray we found as a pup in the country that looks to be a cattle dog/heeler mix and a rat terrier given to my husband by one of his students.

The rat terrier has stiff brissly(sp) hair which I find can weave itself into the furniture and I think carpet. Even when using a Dyson vacuum we can go back over it with a rug machine cleaner and still pick up more hair. The heeler is probably guilty too =)

I read that pet hair will not stick to seagrass. To those who have seagrass rugs, what has been your experience in relation to pet hair? Easy to clean up with a vacuum?

Comments (6)

  • 12 years ago

    No personal experience, as I have all wool rugs (and three dogs) but I found several articles on the web about pet hair and seagrass. This is taken from one at the link below.

    "A less expensive choice would be a natural fiber rug, such as sisal, jute or seagrass. The only one we ever use in homes with pets or young families is seagrass. Unlike sisal, which immediately absorbs liquids, seagrass is naturally water repellent, and spills will initially sit on top. We add a sealer such as Sisal-Guard on top, and puddles will bead up and not soak in immediately, allowing the owner a chance to pick up the mess before damage is done. Because of the tight, slick texture of seagrass, pet fur and sand sit on top and are vacuumed right up. Seagrass rugs are inexpensive enough that if and when they do become stained, they are easily replaced. Many of our clients stick with seagrass in family areas and simply replace them every few years. However, they canâÂÂt really be cleaned, so if you have an oily-coated or muddy dog like a labrador, we would recommend wool or nylon."

    Here is a link that might be useful: Designing the Pet Friendly Home

  • 12 years ago

    I have three of the above: dog with short, stiff hair, seagrass (actually, mountain grass) rug, and a Dyson. Same experience with vacuuming the wool rugs, but I just checked and couldn't find any embedded dog hairs on the mountain grass rug.

  • 12 years ago

    Thanks for that link. I hope to add my experience too. Need something to throw on our wood floors being installed later this month. It's funny because looking on line at seagrass you wouldn't think it to be a tightly woven product. This is good to know.

    Nosoccermom, so you have seagrass rugs? I purchased an iRobot vacuum to help keep the floors clean in between sweepings (of dog hair). I haven't even broken it out of it's box yet because I want to keep it special for the wood floors.

  • 12 years ago

    I just looked up my old order.
    I have a sea grass rug under my breakfast table, where we eat all our meals. It's held up amazingly, no stains whatsoever. Got it from natural area rugs. It is their Lancaster SEA grass rug. I've recommended Natural Area Rugs before and think others had a good experience with them, too. I'm not affiliated with them in any way.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Natural Area Rugs

    This post was edited by nosoccermom on Sun, Dec 8, 13 at 14:00

  • 5 years ago

    Got the same problem my dog loves to rub on it and sheds like crazy did you find any answers to your problem for your dogs I think I’ve done just about everything you can’t put a vacuum on it that has brushes iview sticky tape stuff and that makes it sticky and then it clicks dirt so I’m open to suggestions? Please!