The best dog grooming gloves tend to be used for one of two reasons: helping to lather your dog and remove hair during bathtime or removing hair from your clothes and furniture.
Some dog grooming gloves are marketed as brush alternatives or as options to help with shedding on a dry dog. During testing, I found that they don’t tend to work well for this purpose in most cases.
If you have a double-coated dog right in the middle of shedding season and you’re pulling big tufts of hair out, a grooming glove can help. However, it’s not a better tool than simply brushing your dog out or giving them a bath and drying with a dog blow dryer.
However, dog grooming gloves are great at helping you lather your dog up in the tub more effectively. They can help you reduce the amount of shampoo you use, get your dog soapy down to the skin, and help take some shedding hair out while you scrub (they’re generally better at removing hair in the bath than dry).
Traits We Want in the Best Dog Grooming Gloves
Ease of use: The best dog grooming gloves should be easy to put on, easy to use to get your dog lathered up (or easy to remove hair), and straightforward to clean once you’re done using them.
Durability: A dog grooming glove needs to stand up to rigorous scrubbing or hair removal, so it should be well-built enough to last for multiple years.
Performance: We tested how well each of these options lathered, removed hair, and cleaned our tester dogs. We found options that work for varying use cases, so the glove you should go for depends on what your main use case will be.
| Whole Dog Journal Rating | Product and Maker | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Messy Mutts Reversible Silicone Pet Grooming Glove | $16 | The Messy Mutts grooming glove is a great option for bathing short-haired dogs. It lathers shampoo well, removes hair in the bath, and has a washcloth side for washing the face and delicate areas. |
| Artero Kira Double Sided Rubber Glove Mitt | $23 | The Artero Kira glove is a good option for baths and it adds on a handy hair removal feature to banish stray pet hair from your clothes quickly. |
 | FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove | $12 | During shedding season, pet owners need all the help they can get to keep their homes clean. The FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove does a good job at removing hair from large areas, like furniture, bedding, and rugs. |
| Uproot Grooming Gloves Pro | $20 | If you want to give your dog a quick wipe down between baths, the Uproot Grooming Gloves Pro are a niche but useful option. They leave your dog’s coat feeling clean and won’t get your hands dirty or hairy. |
| Well & Good Grooming Gloves for Dogs | $7 | At just $7, the Well & Good Grooming Glove is best for pet owners on a budget. It’s double sided so can be worn on either hand and is a no-frills option for getting your pup clean during bathtime. |
Best Dog Grooming Glove for Short-Haired Dogs: Messy Mutts Reversible Silicone Pet Grooming Glove
Some short haired dogs and single coated dogs don’t lather well in the bath, and a grooming glove can help distribute shampoo and conditioner more efficiently. The Messy Mutts Reversible Silicone Pet Grooming Glove is one I’ve used on my single-coated Border Collie mix for the past few years to get her clean during baths. She has a short coat that tends to get greasy, and if you don’t lather it well enough, it doesn’t feel clean after a bath.
This glove has two interior straps to hold your hand in place inside the glove regardless of which side you’re using. It has a soft, comfortable interior that feels nice on your hand, and the washcloth side is ideal for washing your dog’s face and other sensitive areas that don’t necessarily need to be scrubbed.
In terms of cons, the drainage of this glove isn’t as good as other options on this list (it tends to fill up with a bit of water, and the wrist strap closure is a little bit looser than the Artero grooming glove.
Most Versatile Dog Grooming Glove: Artero Kira Double Sided Rubber Glove Mitt
The Artero Kira Double Sided Rubber Glove Mitt goes beyond just bathtime. This versatile, double-sided option features one side with rubber bristles for scrubbing and removing hair, and a textile side that removes hair from clothes, furniture, and other fabrics. The hair remover side only works in one direction though—if you swipe it the other direction, it re-deposits any hair you took off back onto your clothes or furniture. Still, it’s a good alternative to sticky lint rollers.
This grooming glove is easy to put on and secure on your wrist with a Velcro strap. The tight, secure Velcro keeps hair and dirt from getting inside it during baths. It also has an interior strap that helps the glove stay on your hand (but it only has one as opposed to the two that the Messy Mutts glove has).
Best Dog Grooming Glove for Shedding: FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove
The FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove is best used for removing hair from couches, clothes, blankets, and other furniture. It does a good job at getting rid of hair on large couch and furniture cushions and is easier to use than some other pat hair removers, like the ChomChom.
It can also be used for scrubbing during bath time, but I found that the other bath-specific gloves tended to lather better and remove more hair off of the dogs during baths. The perk of this glove though, is that it’s long like a dishwashing glove and waterproof, so there’s less likelihood of getting hair and soap all over your hand. It can also easily be rinsed clean and laid out to dry on a dish rack.
However, there are a few cons to this option. The fingers are a bit small for people with large hands and it only comes in one size. It also doesn’t have any drainage, so if you do get water in it, you’ll have to take it off completely to empty it out.
Best Disposable Dog Grooming Glove: Uproot Grooming Gloves Pro
Need to give your dog’s coat a quick refresh between baths? The Uproot Grooming Gloves Pro are handy disposable glove wipes that work well to wipe your pup down. In comparison to a traditional dog wipe, these gloves are more durable and less likely to rip, and they protect your hand from any messes (they’re especially good for wiping butts and muddy paws).
They’re fairly large, fit most hand sizes, and leave both your dog’s coat and your hand feeling fresh after use. I didn’t notice any residue during testing.
Best Budget Dog Grooming Glove: Well & Good Grooming Glove for Dogs
If you’re on a strict budget, this Well & Good Grooming Glove for Dogs is worth a look. At just $7, it gets the job done for folks who simply want a grooming glove to help lather their dogs and remove extra hair while bathing.
This glove is a true glove as opposed to a mitt, like the Artero and Messy Mutts option, so it gives more finger dexterity, which can be especially useful for small dogs or hard-to-reach areas. However, the material is very thick and rigid, so it needs some breaking-in before it’s truly comfortable to use.
This is another option that isn’t great for large hands, but it can be used on both your left and right hands since it’s double sided. Overall, it’s a budget-friendly, no-frills option that can help stretch your shampoo and get your dog a little cleaner.
