This is an amazing vacuum!  I can't believe the suction power!  I wanted a small upright for quick pickups...I already have the Dyson Animal canister.  All I can say is WOW!  I had to empty the canister 3 times after just using it in the main hallway...mind you...I had just vacuumed the day before!  I have a small 12 pound ShihTzu...they don't shed...this is just what my Dyson has left behind this past year when we put in new carpet throughput out home.  I will never spend over $200 again on a vacuum!