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Finally a vacuum that can handle German Shepherds!

8.8K views 49 replies 39 participants last post by  Lenny  
#1 ·
I would normally not be caught dead bragging about a vacuum, or two for that matter. But I am in awe of how well they clean all the dog hair off of carpets and couches and floors, just about anywhere!

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I even tested it by vacuuming with my older vacuum and then vacuuming with the Dyson animal and was shocked at all the dust and pet dander and hair that my vacuum missed while the Dyson gobbled it all up. Yuck!

I was so impressed with this vacuum that I ended up getting the Dyson handheld

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I am pregnant and have a toddler, a 10 mo old GSD and a 6 yo GSD. One sheds white and one sheds black. The fine hair blows with the heater and goes everywhere - even on the ceiling fan! The toddler helps by contributing cookie crumbs and sand from daycare! I needed a quick fix vacuum for the car and small jobs. This thing is amazing! It lasts 10 mins but I never used it up even vacuuming my whole SUV! It can dust, clean dog hair off our bed covers and sofas. I am amazed at how much dust it collects which then saves me from my allergies. This has different attachments but my favorite is the roller brush for the pet hair pickup.

I am not a cleaning freak! I just need a way to do things faster and easier so that I can enjoy time at the park with our son and dogs after a day of working outside the home, cleaning is not my priority so that's why I was so excited to find something that works so very well and makes things easier and faster!

I have to warn you of sticker shock, those two are expensive but worth every penny after struggling with crummy vacuums and cheapo handhelds that picked up nothing. We used our wedding gift fund for one and then a xmas check from parents for the other. Worth every penny!

If you have a crazy life and want some resemblance of a semi clean house without doggie hair tumbleweeds - I strongly recommend these!!!

And nope, I don't work for Dyson :)
 
#5 ·
I had a Dyson a few years ago, and after about 6 months it just stopped working! I was SO disappointed! Especially after the hefty pricetag! Maybe I just got a lemon!
 
#8 ·
Love my Dyson! Had it for 6 years I think, would not have anything else again.
 
#13 ·
I don't have one! I have a Healthy Home from Bissell. When I was buying this new vac, I saw on GMA that they gave the Dyson a bad review. But listening to everyone here, I might get one because this vacuum (Healthy Home) sucks big time! I was tricked by the name LOL

My husband makes fun of me because I always ask for new vacuums etc for Mothers day, but hopefully he will get me a Dyson Animal this year!:D
 
#15 ·
We love our Roomba also…… but I am kind of a vacum freak…..
 
#17 ·
It was GMA not sure if it was the COnsumer report person there or GOod housekeeping but they had said it had lots of suction but shoots out more than it picks up or something. It was over a year ago and my bissell does that too. All I know is my vacuum sucks and I am ready to get a Dyson now lol
 
#18 ·
I got the Dyson Animal for Xmas last year. Love it! Had a Rainbow previously (it was one of my roommate's actually) and I hated that thing. It was heavy and a pain to move around. Carry it downstairs? ha! And where exactly are you supposed to dump the dirty water? It quit working- had some kind of electrical problems...
 
#19 ·
I have 2 Dyson animals, the first one is 7 years old and still going strong, it gets the really tuff jobs while the newer one (3 years old) gets the easy jobs,
I will get another one when these are gone in a heartbeat.
 
#25 · (Edited)
We went through several vacuums, finally got a dyson a couple of years ago for christmas. We have the purple animal.. I love it! My mom was telling me for years that it was toooo "plastic" as she had the thousand dollar kirby or whatever....

Now she has her own dog.....and I keep telling her she needs a dyson,,she has realized now how not functional her kirby is...it is such a lug! My dyson is lightweight and so easy to clean. Now she wants one. I vacuum...on saturday nights..for fun :wild:

The dogs love to play with it..they run up to it and then run away. I put pieces of cheese on it for fun for them to get. Now whenever I get it out they are looking for cheese...so one day I am just going to start sucking fur off of them as they they think the dyson=CHEESE...lol
 
#26 ·
i would kill for a dyson right now. I've been wanting one for a LONG time now and still havent been able to get one. Its on the to get list when we finally get to maryland though!
 
#28 ·
we have a Sam's Club. I'm a member there but we have a move coming up so i cant buy anything that costs more than a tank of gas and food for us and the dogs until this whole thing is done with. Definitely something i'm planning to start saving for though when we're finally done with this move thing!
 
#29 ·
I got my Dyson off ebay, I think I saved about $100 at the time.