I am an owner of 7 Chihuahuas, 2 Persian cats,a Ferret,5 ratsĀ and 4 children so I need a very powerful vacuum. I have to Vacuum a minimum of 3 times per day,especially when I have litters of puppies as I do now. my puppies are in a Pack and Play in my living room which we then fill with pine shavings for the puppies to romp around in and as you can imagine shavings and dust from the shavings gets all over my carpets! I have tried a few other types of vacuums prior to buying my Dyson because I was not sure I wanted to make the 3oo dollar plus investment in the Dyson but let me tell you,I am so...