George

I got a George. It's brilliant for literally everything. Bigger motor than the regular Henry and can clean carpets.

Henry! We have a George (from the Henry line) and it is amazing

My husband says I change Hoover's too often so I feel like a bit of an expert. We had a shark and got rid of it quickly because it couldn't handle the pet hair from one short haired moggy in a small flat. The tube was constantly blocked, I had to unblock it every time I used it. Have also had various Vax, Dyson, Beldray, other cheap knock-off Hoover's and they all work ok for a while but then just give up the ghost after about a year. Have just bought a green Henry and so far I'm impressed, it's meant for commercial use so is powerful and is obviously as indestructible as a regular Henry. Doesn't weigh much. My friend has a Miele C3 which she swears by, if I was getting another one I'd get one of those.

My Shark was useless. Anti wrap was not effective. I got a green Henry and it is so powerful I can barely push it across the carpet.

I got the green one too, so powerful, sucks up everything, from building waste to hair.

Henry- heads etc are easy to replace if you need to. You can swap out the filter for odour neutralising. There’s a pet head. You could go for the direct animal model. George is a wet and dry hoover, and we have had one, but these days we have Henry and a Bessel carpet cleaner specifically for washing the carpets. Worth stating that most hoovers will fail to completely pull hairs up and so it’s useful to also have a rubber brush, or a window squidgee. You will be supposed at how much hair those things pull up 

Numatic George. Not cheap but it’s a 15litre capacity regular vacuum and a wet vac/carpet/upholstery cleaner. It’s also quiet.