| | |  | Skin Problem Solutions | Home » » » » Metro Air Force Quick Draw QD-1 Portable Dog Dryer | | | | | | | Description: | | MADE IN USA the AIR FORCE QUICK DRAW is a compact, powerful hand held pet dryer that is small enough to take on the road yet strong enough to use in the shop to dry off a large long haired dog in minutes! At just over 3 pounds the compact all steel QUICK DRAW produces a large volume of warm air to dry all pets quickly and thoroughly. Specs: Motor: 1.3 Peak HP, Amps: 8, Weight: 3Lbs, Air Volume: 160MPH/85CFM, Air Speed: 18,000 FPM, Watts: 950. | | | Features: | |
• The Air Force Quick draw is a compact, powerful hand held pet dryer.
• Dry off a large long haired dog in minutes!
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 11.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 20.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 37 reviews |
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30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 great product for all size dogs!Oct 04, 2009
By B. A. Kenyon
I am a dog lover and dog mom! I am owned by 2 cavalier king charles spaniels, 1 golden retriever and 2 yellow labs. My mother stays summers with me she has 2 cavaliers also. 7 dogs in all. I have all sizes and coat types represented. This product is fantastic! I was hesitant because of the first review, but decided to try it anyway, (can always send it back,right?) Boy am I glad I went with it. This dryer comes out of the box ready to go to work! I washed all 7 dogs while my mom dried. The dryer has a 3 foot hose coming out of the box, yes BUT, when you turn the dryer on the hose extends to 6 feet by itself. Also, it has a cord which is just over six feet as well. No reason to have unit right next to your animal while drying. I used it outside and hung the unit on the door using the included shoulder strap. How handy is that!?! My Golder retriever was over due for grooming and the dryer really helped get all the shedding fur! It was amazing. All four little dogs were dry extremely fast and none were bothered by the noise from this dryer. Yes, it is loud but no louder that your own blowdryer. Also, this blows out the air at the perfect temp! Not to hot, just slightly warm so as not to overheat your dog. It also came with mounting hooks for the wall and two types of nozzle heads.Highly recomend this dryer and it is affordable. It pays for itself in 2 groomings!
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
quick. warm, LOUDOct 23, 2009
By L. Wiebe
I tried it on my two Coton de Tulear dogs. The younger one didn't seem to mind it too much. The older one was reliving vacuum nightmares :)
and fought and fought to get loose and run away. The blow-dryer sounds like a loud vacuum cleaner. The warm air is very pleasant and beats a human hair dryer hands down.
I wish the dryer came with a super long hose so it could be coiled around a door in another room, so the sound would not be so intense.
Maybe a well padded/carpeted room makes a difference too versus a hollow sounding/hard floored bathroom, the way sound carries.
All in all I am satisfied with this product but maybe the manufacturer could improve on future models the decibel level and tone it down quite a bit, especially when it concerns the very sensitive hearing and vacuum phobia of dogs.
Update: both dogs are used to the blow-dryer now, the older dog still doesn't like it but tolerates it. The younger one by 6 mo. sits quietly and enjoys the warm air. Also I use an old small mouth vacuum attachment and this works wonderful since the one that came with the blower has been chewed by the dogs (revenge :D)
51 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 Item Shouldn't Even Be on the Market!Oct 31, 2007
By J. Ledbetter
"Shih Tzu Lover"
The Metro Air Force Quick Dry Pet Dryer is one of those items which should never be offered for sale at all. The noise level from this dryer is horrible. It is not only very loud, but also high pitched. I suspect that even humans should wear ear protection when using it. I can't imagine what it must be doing to a dog's sensitive hearing. I unpacked mine and turned it on for only a few seconds. My dog cleared the floor by an impressive amount and ran out of the room in horror. I think he showed excellent judgment. It would be nothing short of cruel to actually use it to dry him. I packed it right back up and returned it to the seller. So do not buy this item if you love your dog or value your own hearing. To all of you pet suppliers out there, you should be ashamed for offering this item for sale. Do you not make any effort at all to evaluate the products you sell before offering them to others?
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Negativity stems from ignoranceFeb 05, 2011
By Susan J. Grill
The negative reviews above seem to stem from ignorance. A forced air dryer is used differently from a human hair dryer. Forced air dryers are SUPPOSED to be powerful, and you can't get motor power without noise. As a couple of posters cleverly suggested, you can always extend the hose with an old vacuum cleaner hose, or get one from the hardware store, and put the dryer farther away. You may have to use glue or duct tape to keep the original hose on the dryer, and the new hose on the old hose. The force of the air tends to pop the hoses off. Again, it doesn't seem sensible to complain about the results of powerful air flow when that's why you bought the dryer, and when the fixes are so easy. When using ANY power tool you should use ear protection. It says this right in the box. This dryer is a power tool. You should have your own ear muffs kept hooked over the hose of your dryer, and a bag of cotton balls kept next to the dog shampoo. Tuck a cotton ball in each of your dog's ears before drying, far enough down that it blocks the canal and the dog can't shake it out easily. It's not just the noise--would you like to have 1.3 HP of air blasted down your ear canal? You will find your dog tolerates drying much better if he isn't dealing with hurricane force gusts against his ear drums. The cotton will also soak up moisture from the bath, helping prevent ear infections. Keep a leash on your dog so he can't take off when you start drying, and just stand on the leash if you need both hands. I keep my dogs in the tub during drying, except for tiny dogs, who sit in my lap. This dryer is excellent for any size dog. We run a small rescue and are on a tight budget, so bought the cheapest dryer we could find; we also have a high end dryer that was donated to us. The Metro Quick Draw is not as powerful as the $400 dryer we were given but does the job almost as well, and is better for the small dogs. It manages on standard poodles very well, gets them dry in about 20 minutes and fluffs the coat without having to brush it while you are drying. If we towel dry them, they take up to four hours to dry and look like they slept in a puddle. Obviously we want the dogs to look pretty for potential adopters, and a proper dryer is critical for this purpose, so we are very happy with the Metro for the low price and high performance.
Now, for those who think their own hair dryer works as well at the Quick Draw--you're doing it wrong, sweet pea. A human hair dryer is held several inches away from the head to avoid burns, and works mostly by heating the water on your head to evaporate it. A forced air dryer is held about 1/2 an inch away from the skin. The idea is to blast the water out of the coat, yes, physically blast it out. You should be able to see the spray coming off the dog. Some of it will hit you in the face, which I find kind of fun. You really need to have the hose on this dryer. The picture on the box shows someone drying a dog without the hose, but you only will do that to fluff a coat, not actually dry it. You need the air to be compressed down the hose so it will build up more force. So put the hose on, using glue if you have to. Hold the dryer farther away from the dog's head and face, because it is too much power to take in the face (although we have found that some of our rescues really like it--they have obviously been allowed to stick their heads out the car window in the past). Hair is usually shorter on the face anyway, and if it isn't, we clip it off. If your dog's hair is very long, use conditioner (you cannot use human shampoo on dogs--we use Dawn dish soap--but human conditioner is safe. Suave works great and is cheap) and as the hair starts to get dry, hold the air farther away to keep the coat from tangling. Short hair won't tangle so you can blast all you want--and you do want, because this is how you get the dead hair out without brushing for hours. You will have to give a quick brush to really long haired dogs after (Afghan hounds, Old English Sheepdogs, etc) but for most dogs, the dryer will blast out dead hair and tangles and leave the coat really nice with a minimum of effort compared to brushing and toweling. By the way, we don't use cage dryers because if the dog is frightened, it is frightened all alone, huddling in the back of the cage, while we are off bathing another dog. We keep the dog right next to us while we dry it. Most of the dogs startle at the first "WHAAAAOW" of the motor, but with treats and laughter, every last one has been fine with it by the end of the first groom. I saw several training errors in previous posts which led to negative reviews of the dryer, hence this long review. Doesn't seem fair to slam the dryer when the owner is using it incorrectly. However, Metro should really have better instructions in the box to avoid this kind of problem, and to keep the dogs as happy as possible. I gave the dryer 5 stars because the only way to get a better dryer is to pay at least double, and make more space in your grooming cabinet for a bigger dryer. For the size and cost, you simply can't find a better dryer. It is also very handy for taking to houses where people can't afford to groom their dogs--the dogs would end up in our rescue otherwise, so we run around and clean them up when we can. I LOVE the size of the dryer for transporting!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
AIR FORCE QUICK DRAW - PORTABLE PET DRYERJan 09, 2008
By Bonnie Lee Lonnevik
"BABY THOR"
THIS IS THE BEST PORTABLE PET DRYER I HAVE EVERY OWNED. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE.
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