Shark - Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IX141

Both plus a robot if you can make it all work financially. We use the cordless mostly for furniture/bed/quick cleanups. We vacuum our bed daily because our dog lays in it. Change our sheets about every 4-5 days. You don't need to spend more than ~$150. Here's as "high-end" as you would need, with a lot of nice to have attachments. I'd watch this over black friday: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S652B12 Corded is for the more heavy duty every ~2 weeks cleaning. Robot helps keep the main areas a little bit cleaner day to day.

This [Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (IX141)](https://gadgetglides.blogspot.com/2025/07/shark-pet-cordless-vacuum-cleaner-ix141.html?m=1) has been a game changer. It’s lightweight, easy to maneuver, and perfect for quick cleanups around pets. The suction power is impressive, it easily picks up pet hair from both carpets and hardwood floors. The self-cleaning brushroll helps prevent tangles, and the battery lasts long enough for a full cleaning session (usually around 30–40 minutes).

I’ve had my cordless Shark for about 9 months now, and absolutely love it. Oh, and I have 3 cats, 2 are black, shedding tuffs of black hair all over the place. I also have a corded Kenmore, which still works great and will probably last for years to come — but it weighs like 20 pounds, and requires lugging it up and down the stairs, moving furniture around to plug it in and out of all the various outlets, oh, and attempting to use the attachments in order to Vaccum the stairs and bathroom ceiling fans literally leaves me battered and bruised. I just couldn’t take it any longer. But now that I have my Shark, instead of once a week, I now spend 5 minutes a day and all my floors stay nice and clean. So fast and easy. Don’t remember exactly what I paid, but it was under $150, and well worth it. Only time I use the corded Kenmore now is right before shampooing carpets with my Rug Doctor, which also gets carpets far, far cleaner than any Vaccum.

I have the Shark cordless IX141, and my experience is the complete opposite. To dump the dust cup, you just push a button, and it empties right into trash — quick, easy, effortless. Hardly what I would describe as a “pain”. Amazon sells sets of new filters, for about $15 for 6 sets, but I’ve just been rinsing out the ones that came with the Vaccum, and letting them air dry before popping them back in — again, quick, easy, and virtually effortless. There was nothing “easy” about continuously having to lug my heavy corded Vaccum (a Kenmore Progressive) up and down multiple flights of stairs, and having to wrangle that cord while repeatedly having to move furniture around in order plug it in and out of all the many outlets. I’ve had my Shark cordless for about 9 months now, and it’s absolutely wonderful!

I got a Hoto vacuum but it developed a problem where the vacuum cup attachment would not twist on and stay on the body. However their customer service (after I sent them a video of the problem) is good and they sent me a brand new full unit even though they could have just sent me the attachment. I also bought a Shark handvac in the mean time and that works very well too.

I don't think they are a known vacuum brand. They make a variety of tools. I have their screwdriver too. [https://hototools.com](https://hototools.com) This is what I have. [https://hototools.com/products/compressed-air-capsule](https://hototools.com/products/compressed-air-capsule) The hoto is compact so I was keeping it with my coffee gear. I bought the Shark Wandvac as soon as the Hoto broke and while I was interacting with Hoto's customer service. The Shark works fine and has a bigger chamber. The draw back of the Shark is I can't just leave it with my coffee stuff in the kitchen and it uses a special cradle to charge. The Hoto charges over USB-C. The Hoto also works as a blower so you can attach a bunch of nozzles it comes with on the opposite end to blow out stuff or inflate flotation devices etc. Suction wise both are the same. I haven't even opened the new Hoto package and it has been a few months.

I have hair the same length and we got the shark pet stick vacuum. I’m forgetting the exact model. It’s the newest one and has a plastic roller versus a brush. So far I haven’t had to clean my hair out of it one time and I got it for Christmas.

UPDATE: so we decided to buy a Shark light pet (I think that’s at least half the name). It’s actually very easy to use, simple, and was so good at cleaning our carpets from pet hair! The spot where their dog lays every night and day was cleaned in one run over- something that even my own vacuum takes a few tries to get fully clean. Only downsides are it’s a bit heavy but hey- good for older folks who need some strength in their day and it’s also very loud but again- they’re old and losing their hearing so I guess that doesn’t matter to them LOL Anyways, I’d highly recommend the Shark pet vacuums!

I had a Shark Pet hair cordless and we thought it was great, but it constantly jammed at point between the roller brush and stem. So I picked up a plug in Bissell and it was frightening how much more it picked up. We would love a robot but with an infant and a toddler I don't feel it's a safe choice as of now.

We use a Shark Pet cordless which seems to be ok most of the time re: sucking up rugs. There is a low-suction setting which seems to work. It's very light weight and easy to handle. It's on sale this week at T\*\*get for less than $200.

Bought the cordless pet model from Costco. It's been great. For low pile rugs and hardwood it's fine. You can order a second battery off of Amazon so you're never without a charge. I like that the battery is removable vs integrated like many other cordless brands. You can't really go wrong for the price and it's costco so you're good if it's not what you're expecting!

I'm in a similar home and have 2 cats, one of which I'm surprised isn't bald from how much he sheds. I've got a Shark cordless pet whatever and it tucks away easily, is light and cleans up everything without any issues. The battery lasts several full cleans of the flat before I have to charge it. It's not the cheapest vacuum but it's miles better than any of the ones I've used before at my parents house and definitely beats Dyson vacuums. It's easy to dismantle and clean each part, too. It's not very loud, which is something I was very mindful of when I bought it. If I have to quickly turn it on at midnight because the cat knocked something over, I don't feel like I'll be waking up the entire block around me.