Grooming glove as floor cleaner?

My poor little vacuum cleaner has been teetering under the onslaught for some time, and has finally given up. I think the unique combination of my long hair, Cybi's mid-length, coarse hair, and Daisy's shorter, fine hair creates a mat on the carpet which then requires high power, very effective filtering and extreme resistance to blockage to overcome. My vac, which did a cracking job pre dog, has none of these things, and is additionally hampered by an awkward bend in the tube which is very prone to clogging.

I managed to ignore the blackening carpet for a good couple of weeks, but I did eventually crack - once there was no evidence that the carpet was in fact blue I figured it was probably time to do something about it. Buying a new vacuum cleaner isn't on the available list of options right now, as it's going to have to be a super powerful, pet hair resistant big thing, which basically = expensive. While buying dog food, I noticed this - the CarPet Pet Hair Remover. I figured for a fiver it was worth a go, while the state of my carpet was driving me to distraction, and the reviews were pretty good. Then I spotted that it was basically the same thing in a square as the Mikki Grooming Glove I'd bought for Daisy is in a glove.

So I figured while I was waiting for the delivery, I'd have a go at the floor with the grooming glove.

What a success. Labour intensive for sure (you're effectively grooming the entire surface of the floor with a pad the size of your hand), but it's got the hair up brilliantly. I suspect the novelty of having to clean my living room floor by hand will wear off remarkably quickly, but for now I'm just appreciating the fact that my carpet is unarguably blue, even if only until the next time the dogs decide they have to have wrestling practice in my living room.

Before and after getting at the floor with the grooming glove. Quite the change!