We have gone through countless brands of vaccums. We have 3 dogs and they never seem to work well with all the hair. I have never tried this brand and wasn't expecting a whole lot to be honest. I was looking forward to using it on the stairs more than anything. I was incredibly surprised and impressed by how well it works! The dog hair is gone and it never skipped a beat. It separates from the base making the stairs a breeze. The attachment for the stairs is also way better than any other one we've tried. I honestly couldn't believe how well it worked and how much it picked up. I had vacuumed the day before using our old vacuum and was disgusted with how much was obviously not picked up. I am never using another brand and wish we would have tried this years ago. I can't even tell you much money we've wasted! Do yourself a favor and GET THIS ONE!!!