LOVE my dyson and I have lots of critters in a small space including a long haired cat and two pigs. For those who don't know, pigs have coarse, stiff hair that will get into your carpet and jab your bare feet like pins :shock: and my dyson gets them up. I can also disengage the brush bar and use it on hard floors which is very important since you can't even imagine the dirt that gets tracked into my house. Dysons are worth every penny IMHO.