Barriehie
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Feel you on the Huskie... I had a Malamute and you could brush a pillowcase full everyday from that dog.we had Miele when we lived in Germany. DW liked it - all hard floors... short napped area rugs.
bought a Miele when we returned. w-w carpet + sheet vinyl.
it bombed. threw it away after ~2 years.
nothing 'pivots' enough to extract dog hair from around legs/etc. that's a 'wand and extension' job.
we have a shaggy coat Siberian Huskie that's choke any vacuum ever made . . .
ymmv.