I have 3 dogs and absolutely love this vacuum. The hose connects directly to the dirt tank,it will be so much easier to fix a clogged up hose. It has where you can adjust the roll brush height right on the handle with a simple slide of a button. You can shut off the the brush roll and so far there is not much hair on it. Cord rewind has always worked good on all of my bissell vacuums and I really enjoy that option as well. The wand release is super slick and much different from any other Bissell I have had, the hose could be like a foot longer. Suction is great, it pulled up so much more than my old vacuum. The dirt tank does empty out easier, I was a little skeptical as I always have to use my hand to pull all of the dog hair out. This one has little tabs that stick down and they really seem to help empty all of the hair with ease. Assembly was stupid simple, awesome vacuum. Love Bissell!!