I have a DC14 Animal (purple one), have had it just over a year and it is by far the best vacuum cleaner I have ever used. I am starting to think it is pulling dirt up from under the house foundation. The floor won't look dirty but you will get a canister half full of pure dirt and lint/hair in it from one room. I agree with the writer who said that rugs are hard to clean, but I only find the problem to be with the fringe on the end of my rug, if that gets caught in vacuum it will make a horrible noise, I vacuum in fear of that noise. I use the onboard attachments on the fringe and use the vacuum right up to the edge of the rug. That is the only issue I have with it, it won't harm the rug or fringe, I just hate that noise.
I would buy another one in a heartbeat if something happened to this one.
