The Dyson passed the classic door-to-door salesman test of picking up what her Kerby left behind. Basically, she only had one gripe about the Dyson DC25: the hose.

Plus, there’s a five-year warranty for parts and labor guaranteed by Dyson. But with Dyson’s now-infamous Root Cyclone Technology ensuring that the DC25 will never lose suction, it’s hard to ...

To work it, we attached the tool to the end of the hose on a Dyson DC25 Animal vacuum. First we tried brushing Rudy with the vacuum on, a technique that Dyson recommends for best results.