I have many pets. Works great on pet hair. It's heavy though, but I know it needs a big motor to have such good suction. It has a detachable suction hose, but you have to toggle the dial each time to switch the suction from the vacuum base to the hose. Again, I understand why that way all the power flows to the base when needed and hose when it needs to, but it's kind of a pain. I'm sure I'll get used to it after using it for a while. I want to reiterate that it does a great job on pet hair. I love that it has a pocket as I have pets, all hair is collected and easy to dispose of. I've never liked throwing away canisters, they're very dirty, they're not. For the most part, the pros outweigh the cons.