I have 3 cats and 1 dog and I have always had Dyson vacuums which I thought use to be good but mine was 10 years old and it was taking hours to vacuum the house. After reading very poor reviews on the new Dysons I decided to try the new Miele for animals, it is the absolute best thing I ever brought, I can vacuum the whole house in less than half the time and it picks up more hair than my Dyson ever did. I suggest that everyone buy one. They are practically indestructible as they have always been too, where as my Dyson use to get damaged over time with the cheap plastic parts cracking or breaking. Thanks Miele for this great quality product