About two years ago, my Hoover vacuum finally died and like most women nowadays, I was ecstatic about it! Why? Well, because my old vacuum's death was the excuse to by a new vacuum, and what better vacuum than the cool, hip and extremely necessary Dyson? It took some convincing to get my husband to agree to buying a Dyson. At the time they were over $500.00 and that is a solid investment compared to many other vacuum cleaners out there!
We purchased the Dyson DC17 Animal. The claim that the bagless vacuum never loses suction matched with the promise to handle dog hair was a good fit for us. We have two dachshunds so even though they don't shed a lot they still have fur and it would be nice to ensure our vacuum picked up their hair. I also have boys and they are messy! I had high hopes for this vacuum, which were justified by the $500.00 price tag!
Upon getting the Dyson home, I ran it over the area where I had previously used my Hoover. I could not believe how much junk came out of our carpet! The canister was full of lint and dust and hair. It was gross! This all came from the same area where I had just used my other vacuum! I could not believe how much stuff my last vacuum left behind! I ran my Dyson over the carpeted areas in my home about 3 times before the canister stayed empty. I felt like my home was so much cleaner!