I have the Dyson animal and am not crazy about it. It cleans great but I really dislike the way the hose comes off. I like to use the hose as I go into all the baseboards, chairs and behind the sofas but it really a pain with the dyson. I also HATE where the on/off switch is, I am also hitting it!
We have the ball version at work and I do like the maneuvability (sp) of it but still dislike the hose thingy.
I had the cansister Fanthom which I totally LOVED! but it finally died and they stopped making the canister version.
