Hoover - WindTunnel 3 High Performance Pet Vacuum

Dyson Ball 3 or whatever they call it these days, it is by far the best bagless, the next level down would be a Hoover Windtunnel 3 or the one with the hair scrape tool on the power head. Most bagless vacuum cleaners as others have pointed out are not really going to get you to where you want to be because the pet hair will just explode like cotton candy in the dirt chamber though. The next best if one could even make such a statement would be a Shark with the hair trimmers on the power head as well.

I'm a fan of Hoover vacuums. Have a Wind Tunnel Pet model currently. Slightly more budget friendly yet - Eureka is my next favorite brand.

I have 2, 7, and 18.  I think I paid $60 for all three at yard sales. Kenmore Elite is wonderful for bedrooms. Dyson v8 is great for busy areas and stairs. Dyson ball animal is for a deeper clean than the v8. I also have a Hoover Hepa Animal 2 and the Hoover Max Extract Pressure-Pro (Model 60) from Breaking Bad. Great combo for deep clean after dealing with animal messes. Kenmore is the poor man’s Miele. Dyson is repairable, but a pain in the butt for the vortex areas to keep clean. Hoovers are stupid simple to keep in tip top shape. I have a simple Dirt Devil and Harbor Freight shop vacuum for my garage. Both are great for regular use.

(Cat tax so you know what I'm fighting against) https://i.imgur.com/63nMIQd.png I know everyone loves stick vacs, so I can say the RYOBI Advanced Stick Vacuum is my favorite with an excellent dual-brush system, great suction and filtering, and it uses the RYOBI One+ battery system that their tools use so spare batteries are plentiful and relatively inexpensive compared to other non-tool battery systems. https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/33287218516 BUT!!! Not even my RYOBI can beat the pure furbusting power of my 22-year old Hoover Windtunnel Cyclonic. No stick vacuum can TRULY compete with a GOOD fullsize vacuuming job by a machine that has enough weight and force to properly agitate the carpet fibers and break loose dirt and hair. Plus they have MUCH larger capacity for hair and dirt storage, which you emphasized.

I still have a Hoover Windtunnel from 2001 or 2002 I think. I haven’t been using it much because I need to replace some bearings. Those things were incredible, and this is coming from a guy who never thought he’d be the least bit interested or excited about a vacuum cleaner.