Your furry friend likely brings an immeasurable amount of joy and happiness into your home. With that of course, they may also bring immeasurable amounts of dirt, dander, fur, mud and other messes.

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If you’re gearing up to adopt a new animal or want to revamp your cleaning methods, we asked our favorite pet owners — the staff here at HuffPost and BuzzFeed — for their best tips on keeping their carpets, furniture and other upholstery clean. 

From sprays to brooms to mini wet vacs, the options suggested by our team cover all types of budgets, homes and messes. Every option has been used and loved by members of our staff and most are frankly pretty affordable. 

We hope you find your new holy grail pet-mess cleaner and enjoy a lifetime of pet snuggles without stressing about accidents and errant hairballs.

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Bissell Little Green carpet cleaner

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The Bissell Little Green carpet cleaner is another reader favorite (and also beloved by Queer Eye star Bobby Berk). Lindsay Holmes, deputy life editor, recommends it for bigger messes or deep cleans, noting that it's been in heavy rotation now that she has a puppy in her home. "Someone got it for us for our wedding and it sat unused for months until we got a dog and now it is my lifesaver," she said.