This vacuum is advertised to pet owners, but I can't imagine this working as well as everyone says it does. I used it in my living room, and the carpet looked great, but I quickly realized its downfalls. The majority of what's sucked up goes into the canister, but a lot of the fur gets stuck at the opening of the canister, blocking the hose. Because of this, the suction power only works best when the canister is completely empty. This also makes emptying it an issue. Opening the bottom isn't enough to dump everything. You have to open the top to get to the clog out, but then the filter is placed there, so you have to take the filter out too. Another issue is the extension hose. So much air leaks that I couldnt even vacuum a few spider webs. Don't buy this. Pay more money and get something better.