I succeeded in vacuuming our dog today. He sheds like crazy and I figured "why not go to the source?"
Brushing him just gets clumps of hair all over, even when done outside.
I don't cut his toenails, though. The vet charges $10 and has them done in just a few minutes. He goes tomorrow. Wifey will have to leave the van because he's too old to get up into my truck.