This vacuum is a beast! I come from having one of the battery powered thin ones that was already needing a replacement. I wanted the one with the most suction power since I have pets and decided to get this wired one. This animal 3 is a bit heavier than the wireless ones but it is so much more powerful. This is great if you have pets that shed and carpeted floors.

So there's only three good things about this vacuum. The suction power is awesome. I like how it directs the suction power directly to the floor when in vacuuming mode. I do like that it does have a washable HEPA filter. It is hard to find a vacuum nowadays that has a washable HEPA and I do like how it grooms the carpet. It gives that carpet a deep clean vacuum. Look now the cons. Very cheap material. Very flimsy for a Dyson I expect better handle flexes. It's just a matter of time before the handle breaks off because the vacuum is hard to push on carpet with its suction power and make sure you push the vacuum all the way forward in the upright position. Even if you think it's fully in the upright position, push it a little bit more to make sure because it is trickery. It will seem that the feet are on the floor and it's in the upright position but once you let it go it will fall flat down. There is a lot of suction power to the hose so you might as well hold the vacuum while vacuuming upholstery or using any onboard tools because the vacuum will become top heavy and or the vacuum will drag behind you and you have to put a lot of pulling power for that hose to stretch because of the The suction power me. I'm returning this and sticking with my shark

This vacuum is all hype and not meant for carpet. I thought that this vacuum was supposed to be "better" than the other leading brands. After vacuuming the carpet using the brand-new Dyson, I still had to vacuum the same carpet with the old Bissel. It is extremely hard to push across the carpet in any setting. The ball itself collects dust and debris to redeposit somewhere else.

Other poor reviews are accurate about the animal 3. This vacuums suction is so strong that I can’t push it even on low pile carpet. I adjusted the height and it is still too difficult to push forward. I didn’t spend this type of money on a vacuum I can only use on tile/wood. I was afraid it was going to damage my rug. My arms hurt trying to vacuum 1 room let alone try to do an entire level of my home. It’s so heavy that it would be unsafe to use on stairs. Like others have said the hose is too tight and attachments are difficult to use and disassemble. The vacuum also falls over when trying to use the hose. It’s difficult to get the ball to maneuver around furniture like it claims. Most of the plastic is cheap and doesn’t seem like it will hold up over time. Trying to get it out of and into the locking standing position is difficult and I felt like I was going to break it. I really wanted to like this vacuum. I guess I’ll go back to buying Sharks.

This vacuum is a step backward from my 15 year old Dyson. I did not like it and returned it. It is very heavy, like so heavy you'll feel like you're lifting weights. The kickstand is so terrible that they should fire their engineers that designed it. It collapses inadvertently all the time, making it hard to even just move the vacuum around. The hose attachment is so awkward to use, it's like it is backwards. Makes no sense. Save your money and buy a different vacuum.

I really like it, lots of suction. Easy to use.

Great vacuum good suction and power BUT heavy and bulky. The wand is difficult to use

Very hard to push, it is not self propelled.

Difficult to put together and not user friendly

Very powerful suction. Cleans fur and dust in carpet very good.