I have a shark and love it. I h also have 2 German shedders

@Sammee : Wal-Mart is having Black Friday Sales on a pet vac, I think the Shark Navigation.

@Blackhorse77 : Which Shark model?

@Sammee : I have the lift away. It's about 5 years old and does hard floors and carpet

@Blackhorse77 : Thanks!

@Sammee : You're welcome 😊

I use a website called www. wirecutter.com for lots of recommendations. They do the research for you. I searched for the best vacuum cleaner, and they recommended the Shark Navigator Lift Away.
thewirecutter.com/re views/best-vacuum-cl eaner/

@FNULNU1954 : Thanks! I will definitely check it out. I got tired of reading online reviews after a couple of hours last night...and not knowing if they're even actual customer reviews.

They all suck

@Sammee : I know what you mean... I feel like I research everything to death these days, and, even then, I most often don't make the right choice!! That's why I like that website. It's like they do the research for you!!

I just use a cheap Bissell, and clean it out at the hose entry on a regular basis. Have had my last one about 9 years and still going strong.

@Sammee : What kind did you buy?

Do any of you have the shark navigator NV352 that is recommended in the article? Thinking of adding to my Christmas list.

Bought a Bissell to replace a eureaka & it's awesome

@TXNS_fan : I got Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Lift-Off and this thing can suck the hair off of a cat. I just got it delivered today and it has sucked up some stuff that was deep down in my carpet that I had no idea was even there! I have been using an Oreck, which has a lot of cleaning power, but is 20+ years old and the handle was starting to break. So I felt confident that my carpet was clean. But, today I slowly and thoroughly vacuumed the livingroom 3 times with the new vacuum and each time it was still sucking up stuff into the cannister. I highly recommend this vac. It has a rolling brush tool for furniture, along with a lighted crevice tool, it swivels, it has a lift-off cannister so you can take the tools to the stairs or out to your car. It is heavier than I'm used to, but the Oreck I had was really, really light...its big marketing angle...no on-board tools. I wanted tools this time around.