I have spent weeks trying to decide which vacuum to purchase, hours looking at reviews in the internet, should I get Sebo, LG, Miele or another make, its just a minefield. I have a hairy dog .. and I stupidly gave my old Dyson away, because of a couple of minor design faults, I went on to use 3 different makes of vacuum cleaner, none of these matched the cleaning power of the Dyson. But I can honestly say the Dyson DC14 is excellent, easy to use, manoeuvre and actually sucks up dog hairs. I previously had the older purple Animal Dyson, not as good, or as easy to use. I am glad to say the updated version has ironed out the annoying design faults that existed in the old ANIMAL version, such as an awkward hose, tendancy to tip over and a poorly shaped sucking device. Amazon offers this product alot cheaper than a local electrical store, where a purchased mine for £299. Wish I had read this review before purchasing.