Dirt Devil Jaguar Pet Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner

Great Vacuum
States that it's ideal for pets, but I was sceptical. I don't have pets, but my two daughters and wife have long hair, so it would always jam up our other vacuum. Somehow, this one does not get hair wrapped around the brush! I all ends up in the canister! I'm very pleased and now I don't burn out the vacuum belts anymore! Thanks

Almost 5 stars; no regrets yet....UPDATE: 3 months later to 5 stars
UPDATE: after three months of use, it is still a winner. So, I upgraded to 5 stars from 4. Will update again if any noticeable changes.

I bought this on black Friday, 112312, for under 40, locally. I have a Hoover Breath Easy vac, but I wanted something specifically for pet hair. My Saint Bernard/Jack Russell mix places clumps of his hair under every table and furniture, secretly, when I am not looking, it seems in revenge for frequent combings. I can just barely detect a look of glee in his face for annoying me. Back to Dirt Devil:

It is a bit cumbersome to put together, but I don't mind because it is a one time event.

I replied to a concern that the hose keeps slipping, but if one pushes, with a twist, a bit harder, it will stay on.

It does a very good job of cleaning the couch and chairs of pet hair with the power brush tool.

The BEST part is the suction. My Hoover fills its bag after 3 carpet and hard floor cleanings...

Good, so far (updated: terrible after all)
I am going to rate the Jaguar 4 stars (I like it) mainly because of one great feature: price. Everything else is either just Okay or a little below par.

GOOD

But let me start with the good features. Besides the good price, the Pet Jaguar comes with an easy to clean HEPA filter, a couple of tools/accessories, a small but very easy to empty, see-through dirt cup, a reasonably long cord and a dial for adjusting its height above the floor so it will operate well on either carpets or bare floors.

It does a pretty good job at removing dust and it's relatively easy to drive. The attachments include a crevice tool that works well, a pet hair removal tool and another brush that you could use to clean up sofas and upholsteries.

BAD

So far so good but not everything is perfect.

This vacuum cleaner comes with a terrible manual. It's trilingual English/Spanish/French with each topic or installation step or operation activity...

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