We have a large house with both tile and carpet  and  5 cats. We use our regular sized dysons all the time but I purchased this smaller version to have in rooms that require frequent pickups in  rooms with tiled floors.  I love it!  It is very compact and moves around the room so smoothly. Wonderful that you dont have to hold a trigger down but just push a button to turn on and off. This will be much easier to turn into the shorter version to use on furniture etc. I was hoping to also get this for my elderly mother-in-law to use but the handle with battery area would be too heavy for her. I do think this is a great and useful addition to our Dyson Family.