How this Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review was made: I haven’t used this kit, and I don’t have a dog. I read the forty most recent high-star reviews and the forty most recent low-star reviews on Buenkee’s listing, posted between June and September 2026, and summarised them the same way as every review on this site. That’s a sample, not a census, and most ratings have no written review. Star percentages are Amazon’s published figures. Nothing here is sponsored. The Amazon links on this page are affiliate links: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.
Buenkee’s grooming kit is a small vacuum with a 2-litre bin, a hose, and a set of tools that clip onto the end of it: a clipper with six guide combs, a deshedding brush and cleaning nozzles. You brush or trim, and the hair goes straight up the hose instead of onto the floor.
It has 3,492 ratings, a 4.6 average and 81% five stars, and when I checked it was #2 in Amazon’s Dog Grooming Clippers ranking. This Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review covers what owners love about it, which coats it suits, and the one part of the kit worth testing in the first week.
What owners love about it
The hair doesn’t go everywhere. This comes up in more of the five-star reviews than anything else. An owner with a small, long-furred dog says it caught all of it. A border collie owner who used to spend two hours with two sets of clippers now does the job in about fifteen minutes, sitting in the living room. Another trimmed a matted Yorkie from head to tail in about half an hour, with no cleanup afterwards.
It pays for itself. Owners put numbers on it. The most-voted recent review, with 7 helpful votes, comes from someone who was paying $150 per dog to have two Golden Retrievers groomed and says the kit paid for itself the first time. Another owner of a double-coated dog has done four cuts in a year and a half and reckons they’ve saved at least $500. A third saved $75 on the first haircut.
Nervous dogs put up with it. A chihuahua whose owner says she’s afraid of everything sat through the whole groom. Another owner’s small dogs were wary at first but settled after a few passes, and found it quieter than the clippers they’d used before. The Golden Retriever owner never needed more than the lowest suction setting.
Big shedders get a real deshedding. A Great Pyrenees owner says the brush pulls out the loose coat and there’s less hair around the house. Others describe the same with a husky, a German Shepherd’s undercoat and a malamute that refuses to go to a groomer. Even a three-star owner who had trouble with the guide combs calls the vacuum perfect for deshedding their husky.
The vacuum is the star; the clipper is the part to test
On Buenkee’s kit, the clipper fits onto the end of the vacuum hose, so the suction pulls the hair away as you cut. It’s also where the low-star side of any honest Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review gathers. About a third of the 39 I read describe a unit that stopped working or wouldn’t start, some after one or two uses and some after a few months. About a quarter say the clipper cut weakly or went dull.
Some of those failures show up in the first groom or two, which the return window covers, so test the clipper properly on your first groom and keep the blade clean. Others come after a few months, which is what the listing’s one-year warranty is for. Two recent five-star owners say Buenkee sent a replacement blade or brush quickly, one within three days, though one low-star owner says they never heard back.
Keeping the blade clean means taking it off now and then. One owner filmed how the blade comes off this clipper and clips back on. It’s under a minute, filmed at home, and not sponsored.
Which coats it suits
In the reviews behind this Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review, the happiest owners have doodles, goldens, Havanese, Yorkies and collies: medium or double coats that grow, shed and need trimming. The owners who were disappointed mostly had something at either end. One with a sleek lab-pit mix barely got any hair off. Others say it struggles with a long, full coat that hasn’t been trimmed down first, and fills up quickly.
The guide combs matter too. A Cocker Spaniel owner doing short cuts found the combs left stripe-like lines, and went back to their old trimmer for those; another owner says the guards kept falling off. And without a guard, one owner warns, the blade cuts right down to the skin. Start with a longer comb than you think you need.
Noise, and getting your dog used to it
The listing puts it at 58 decibels, and most owners in the reviews I read call it quiet. Still, about one in six of the low-star reviews come from owners whose dog, or in one case cat, was frightened of it. The five-star owners who had nervous dogs describe what helped: the lowest suction setting, a few minutes to let the dog get used to the sound, and treats. The listing itself suggests introducing the sound gradually before the first groom.
Worth knowing before you buy
Big dogs fill the bin. Even at 2 litres, owners of a large golden, a long-coated border collie and a malamute each emptied it two or three times per groom. None of them minded much.
It’s a corded, 120-volt machine, made for the US and Canada, so you’ll groom near a socket. And a couple of owners mention a missing part or guards that don’t sit firmly, so check the box contents on day one.
Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review: who it suits
Buy it if you have a shedding or regularly trimmed dog with a medium or double coat, you’re tired of hair all over the house, and you’d like to groom at home between salon visits, or instead of them.
Think twice if your dog has a very short, sleek coat, if you need precise short show cuts, or if your dog panics at any vacuum. For those, a simple deshedding tool or a groomer may still be the better fit.
Either way, this Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review comes down to one habit: give the clipper a proper test in week one. Current listing and price, in white, blue or green. For more on dogs, see motorised dog toys, sorted by your dog, automatic ball launchers, and the rest of the pet reviews.
The reviews behind this
The reviews behind this Buenkee dog grooming vacuum review, by rating and month posted, so you can find them on the listing. Votes are noted only where there are several. No names and no quoted text; these are my summaries.
| Rating | Posted | What it reports |
|---|---|---|
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Two Golden Retrievers, $150 each at the groomer; lowest suction was enough; paid for itself first time (7 votes) |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Small long-furred dog; caught all the hair; quiet, not afraid; easy to assemble and clean (4 votes) |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | A chihuahua afraid of everything sat through the whole groom |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Small dogs wary at first; quieter than old clippers; comfortable after a few passes |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Great Pyrenees; brush pulls the loose coat; less shedding around the house |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Border collies: two hours down to fifteen minutes; bin emptied three times |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Matted Yorkie trimmed head to tail in about half an hour, no mess |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Double coat; four cuts in a year and a half; about $500 saved |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Malamute that refuses groomers lets the owner do the whole coat; small bin |
| 5 star | Sep 2026 | Blade problem after several uses; replacement blade arrived in three days |
| 4 star | Sep 2026 | Senior border collie mix; grooming time halved; quiet; wishes the bin were bigger |
| 4 star | Sep 2026 | Three doodles; about a year of use, then hair clogged the vent; bought a second |
| 3 star | Jun 2026 | Vacuum perfect for deshedding a husky; guide combs leave stripes on short cuts (3 votes) |
| 3 star | Aug 2026 | Three good haircuts each for two aussiedoodles, then the clipper cut inconsistently |
| 3 star | Sep 2026 | Sleek lab-pit coat; barely picked up any hair |
| 3 star | Aug 2026 | Vacuum and hose good; guards keep falling off |
| 1 star | Jul 2026 | Clipper stopped cutting after a month (3 votes) |
| 1 star | Jul 2026 | Blade didn’t move out of the box (3 votes) |
| 1 star | Aug 2026 | Under four months, then barely any suction (3 votes) |
| 2 star | Jun 2026 | Stopped turning on after six months |
| 1 star | Aug 2026 | Long-haired dog; didn’t work for the coat (2 votes) |
| 1 star | Sep 2026 | Dogs hated the noise; couldn’t use it |
Common questions
Is it loud?
The listing says 58 dB, and most owners call it quiet. A minority of dogs are still scared; the lowest suction setting and a slow introduction help.
Is there a warranty?
The listing offers a one-year warranty. Given how many low-star reviews involve a unit that stopped after a few months, keep your order details.
Will it work on my dog’s coat?
It suits medium and double coats best in the reviews I read. Owners of very short, sleek coats and of long coats that haven’t been trimmed down were less happy.
How often do I empty it?
For a small dog, once or not at all. For a large double-coated dog, owners describe emptying the 2L bin two or three times per groom.
Can I use it on a cat?
One owner shaves a medium-haired cat with it; another’s cat was terrified. Try the brush on the lowest setting first.
Star percentages are Amazon’s published figures at the time of writing and will drift as new ratings arrive. Patterns above are summarised in my own words from a sample of the written reviews available on this listing, which is smaller than the listing’s full review count and much smaller than its total ratings. Product images are from the manufacturer’s listing. Specifications, pricing and availability change; check the listing for current details.