Laundry

• Empty the lint traps on your washer and dryer after every load.  Empty lints traps catch more animal hair than full ones.
• To remove pet hair from clothing during laundering use both dryer sheets during drying and liquid fabric softener during washing.  If you have never used a Downy ball, they are great and actually make using liquid fabric softener possible.
• Run your bedding through the air-dry or fluff cycle of your dryer to remove hair before putting it in the washing machine or at any time you just want to remove the loose hair.
• If some hair remains at the bottom of the washing machine after you've done your laundry.  Remove the hair by running the washer through one rinse cycle.
• Pet odor neutralizers may be added to the laundry to remove odors from pet bedding.

Misc.

• Brush your pets outside if you can.  Daily brushing removes loose hair before it gets on you or throughout your house.
• If you have pets in the house, treat your carpet and upholstered furniture with a stain resistant product such as Scotchgard.
• Lint rollers are invaluable for clothes, furniture, drapes and bedding.
• You can rub a velcro curler over practically any surface and the pet hair will cling to it.
• A used fabric softener sheet will remove hair off fabric with a couple swipes then toss.  You can also wipe down your dog with it to remove static in the hair.
• Use a sticky roller to lift dog hair from fabric or upholstery.  Washable sticky rollers enable you to recycle instead of dispose of the product.
• Change your furnace and air conditioner filters more often during shedding season to prevent blockage.
• Place steel wool in your tub drain to catch the loose hair.
• Denim, polyester, rayon and nylon attract less hair than other fabrics do.
• Pet hair does not stick to leather furniture.  Suede furniture is also easier to remove pet hair from than fabric furniture.
• Draperies made of smooth fabrics won't attract as much hair as heavy textured ones.