My husband set this up in minutes he said while I was at work. I came home and used it right away. It picked up dog hair, cat hair and me and my daughters LONG blonde hair! No hair was left on the vacuum rolls! This is awesome! The added bonus is that this vacuum had a light! I haven't had a light on my vacuum cleaner in sooooooo long. This Bissell is way better than my Shark vacuum! A+++++++ and would highly recommend!