Dyson Animal Vacuum Review

I have 2 dogs, 3 birds, and 1 cat.  I have destroyed lots of vacums in my days as I hate animal hair!  When I recieved the dyson animal I said I was gonna hunt down Mr. Dyson if it lost suction.  Well, rest at ease Mr. Dyson as I cannot say enough great things about this vacum.  I am somewhat of a neat freak with all these critters in my house and the Dyson Animal does an exceptional job.  The only downfall is the Dyson animal is quite heavy.  I guess the newer ball version is lighter and easier to use.