I had one of the original Dyson and loved it. It lasted forever. Since then I tried their original ball, and the stick, but THIS one is the best out of all of them. It has some insane suction power.

I love this vacuum!

Dyson is the only vacuum I use for clean carpets and floors , the animal vacuum is by far the best one I’ve seen so far plus I got it last year , and 70$ knocked off it Thanks again for bringing high end brands to Sam’s Club .

I really like this vacuum cleaner. It has exceptional power. The one problem I’m having is it’s very heavy. I have shoulder replacements in both arms which makes it hard to use this vacuum because of its weight and maneuverability. Also I’ve got problems with my back which causes some pain. I love the long extension cord and love the fact that it easily picks up pet hair and my long hair without me having to constantly clean the brush. I’m planning on giving the vacuum to my son and I have purchased a cordless Dyson sweeper to replace it.

This machine was bought to replace a Dyson DC 50 which had served me well for many years. The Animal3+ is extremely heavy for normal household use and is difficult to maneuver. Because of the weight and difficulty using it, I wish I had not bought it.

My daughter was carrying this up the stairs. It bumped the top step and the whole brush roll head part broke off of the main part of the vacuum. She is only 10 and could not have hit it hard. I was nearby and didn't even hear it bump the stair. We've had the vacuum less than 10 months, so the warranty is still "good", but they will not honor it because "it happened while we were carrying it." Is that really all the warranty will cover, if it somehow breaks when no one is touching it? I would understand if we had been very rough with it, but vacuums are going to bump things from time to time. That should be considered normal wear and tear. I expected Dyson products to be made of higher quality. It should not fall apart when bumping a step. The part that broke is a circular connector made of plastic. It bent right out of shape and I can't fix it without replacing the entire brush roll head piece, even though the rest of it is fine, it's just that circular connection that is bent. What's more, they want to charge me $115 to send the replacement part. That's almost half the price of the vacuum new (on sale--which it often is). If they're going to refuse to honor the warranty, I would hope they would at least be willing to send the part at a reasonable price. So buyer beware, this is a fragile piece of equipment and needs to be used with care. It breaks easily, and the warranty is pretty useless.

I have a Corgi and he sheds a LOT. We recently moved to a new place that has a lot more carpet. My area rug that I thought was pretty hair free turned a different color. This thing sucked the dust out of the carpet from the apartment downstairs. Another review mentioned that this was hard to push/pull. In that case, as the instruction manual states, adjust the red slider on the front by the brushroll all the way to the left. This made it significantly better. I got it on sale for $279 which I feel is a fair price. It's a great vacuum but I wouldn't buy this if it was the regular price of $389.

Powerful suction. This is a great vacuum! It handles my carpet & tile floors like a champ!! This is our first Dyson & we got it on sale. The first time I used it on my carpets, it was set on the lowest carpet height setting. I almost could not move the vacuum because the suction was so strong. Moved it to the medium height setting & still had a hard time pushing the vacuum. So I moved it to the highest setting. Still lots of suction. I set it to the lowest setting & it picked up everything. It did not just blow things around like some other vacuums I have used. Love this!!

Have really liked my Dyson vacuum ever since first purchasing it over 10 years ago. Just wanted an updated model. Newer model has better suction, but doesn't have the full float power head like my older unit. Newer model has options of carpet height and/or floor type (carpet or smooth floor). Still really like the brand.

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