We have 8 long hair dogs in our house. This vacuum is lightweight and does well in helping our home look its best. There are three things I do not like about it though. First, there is no onboard storage which makes it hard to keep tools close while vacuuming. Second, the wand is hard to separate from the extension on the bottom connection point. Both my husband and I have to pull hard to get it to come apart. Third, the canister quick release empty the canister does not open easily and when we are able to get it open the dirt and dust blow out of the canister. Both the second and third items make me want to return the product as we both are elderly people and do not like to have to struggle to use a product.