We have been suffering so much these last few weeks from allergies. The first thing our doctor said was to try and remove the allergens from indoors. We also have a dog who carries in everything! My top search was a vacuum specially designed for dogs. We just had our house cleaned thoroughly 6 days ago professionally. I didn't expect to pick up much with our new Bissell, but I was just trying it out on our rugs and I was shocked how much it picked up! It looked like wads of little lint balls, hair, and small grains of dirt swirling around. I am really impressed and have already shared with my other dog moms. Great vacuum