Suggestions for vacuums?

[Sixstardanes]

With the Dyson you pop out the canister put it over where you want the dirt to go then press a button and the bottom drops out.

I empty ours over the side of our deck since its mostly shavings, dirt & hair.

 

[basshorse]

Thanks everyone!

 

[wildoak]

Bringing this back up.......another vacuum bit the dust, and I'm going to buy a Dyson. Any recommendations as to model? The Dyson Animal seems to come in two varieties, one with a ball and one without. DC17 and DC25, although I don't remember now which is which. Any preference anyone? I'm drowning in dog hair lol, need to do this quickly! You wouldn't think two small dogs would shed so much...

Jan

 

[Sixstardanes]

Ours doesn't have a ball.

But then again I haven't tried one with a ball so who knows.

 

[Sterling]

I love my Dyson Slim! It's great on dog hair too. I have two big dogs, a Cane Corso and a Boxer. The Boxer hair can be coarse and stick into the rug, but with this Dyson, it pulls it all up. Wouldn't go back to another band.

http://www.achooallergy.com/dyson-slim.asp

 

[basshorse]

We ended up with the Bissell, Heavy Duty.

Pros: We could afford this one, we love how clean it is getting everything compared to what we had and I like the bagless canister. I like how the attachments work, and stay on vacuum when stored. Because we have a couple of different kind of floors and area carpets, I wanted to be able to turn off the brush sometimes. I like how the brushes are visible, removable and easy to clean...Then handheld attachment has a moving brush. Huge step up from the old vacuum we had. 5 year warranty. Really picks up dust and dog hair. Clean smell when finished.

Con: It is heavy and my 8 year old daughter has trouble using it....she was disappointed.