I have 2 fawn color pugs and they shed crazily. On top of that I have dark color suede furniture so their fine hair gets all over and is sometimes hard to get out of the cushions with my current vacuum. I used the attached hose and was amazed how easily it picked up I would say 98% of the dog hair. It was very light and easy to use on my stairs. Cleaning out the filter was easy as well. Love this new vacuum!