I have 5 cats and have plenty of pet hair to clean up!!  This Shark UltraLight PowerFins Corded Stick gets the job done. I love the power of the vacuum, but if you have a lot of hair (which I do) the container that the hair/debris etc... goes into, fills up really fast. You have to stop and empty it quite often. Don't get me wrong it works great and is lightweight. I just would not recommend using it for large jobs., unless you want to empty it out very often. Another thing that bothers me about this cored stick vacuum is that it will not stand up on its own without leaning against the wall or chair or something. I would like one that you don't have to worry about falling over and possibly damaging the machine in some way. Other than these 2 things it works great at picking up the pet hair and not getting tangled all in the unit. I also love that you can detach the top part and use it as a handheld vacuum.