My dog does well on walks, with kids and even has an affinity for cats, but there’s one place that he doesn’t vibe well — and that’s the groomers. For a while, he was OK with going, but things took a turn for the worse. Let’s just say, groomers use the three strikes and you’re out rule too.

With my pup getting shaggier by the day, I turned to the Oneisall LM2 7-in-1 Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to see if it could help us groom grumpy Walter at home. 

Here’s how it went.  

What’s in the kit? 

In addition to the vacuum itself, the Oneisall LM2 kit comes with a grooming brush, deshedding brush, interchangeable clippers with nail grinder and paw trimmer heads, six comb attachments and a cleaning brush with crevice tool to remove any lingering fur that makes its way around the house. 

The vacuum is equipped with a HEPA filter, one of my favorite features, which captures the hair and dander so they don’t end up in my air. 

How did grooming go?

To start, I placed the grooming kit on the floor and let Walter smell it. When we use our regular vacuum around the house, he usually runs away, so I was nervous he wouldn’t tolerate the sound of the machine. However, when I turned it on, he wasn’t fazed. 

Oneisall states that the machine is under 59 decibels when turned on, which is equivalent to a standard microwave and slightly louder than a dishwasher. 

I started with the grooming brush because it seemed similar to a standard dog brush, and he didn’t mind it. In fact, he even turned over so I could use it on his belly, too. 

Next, I used the deshedding brush and was impressed by how much hair it removed. I could see it collecting in the vacuum. He tolerated this one pretty well, too, but anything with the clippers proved to be a two-person job for this home grooming newbie. 

While my husband held Walter, I used the attachments to shave his body and they worked like a charm. He’s prone to getting mats between his toes, so I especially appreciated the paw-trimming attachment, but it takes a little getting used to. 

The nail grinder also worked better than I expected. Although the kit doesn’t include full nail clippers, the grinder is particularly helpful for those who are nervous about clipping their pet’s quick (the sensitive center of their nail) and would prefer a safer option — especially if their dog has black nails that make the quick much more difficult to see. 

After grooming, any leftover dander, fur or nail dust that didn’t make it into the vacuum on the first go was easily cleaned up with the attachments. 

Would I recommend this grooming kit to pet owners?

Even if your pet does perfectly fine at the groomers, taking them there every four to six weeks can get expensive. So, if you have a dog or cat who is OK with being groomed at home, this kit is the perfect way to dive into at-home grooming. 

It’s especially worth it if you have a pet with long fur and want to minimize the mess with the vacuum. However, if you just need something for the occasional shape-up in between professional grooms, you could easily get away with a smaller, more affordable kit sans the vacuum, like the Oneisall 4-in-1 grooming kit, which is $27 compared with the $100 LM2 I tested. Because Walter has long, fast-growing hair and we will mainly groom him at home from here on out, the LM2 kit is ideal. 

Although it has almost everything we need for a complete groom (besides a bath, of course), I wish the LM2 included curved scissors for around my dog’s eyes. These are especially handy for pets prone to gunk buildup there. Although Oneisall doesn’t offer any scissors, you can find plenty of affordable options online, like this $10 one. 

Overall, the LM2 7-in-1 Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit is a solid option for pet owners. If you have a larger dog, there’s also another version of the kit with all the same attachments but a larger vacuum to hold more hair.

By the end of Walter’s first full at-home groom, he seemed much more relaxed than he was when I’d pick him up from the groomers, and that alone made the grooming learning curve worth it.