Upright Series

I have two GSD, females, 9 & 10 years old and I grew up with German Shepherds. I have a Royal, (Kirby), and a Rainbow water base vacuum. Rainbow is expensive, but will last 30 years, no joke. My mother had one for 36 years. After 36 years, my dad took it over and used it in his garage. I bought a used Rainbow from E-Bay 17 years ago. It works great on dog hair. Great suction! Good luck.

Im not even dyslexic and I struggle with my dads kirby he has had since 1995

If it's dust allergies and the apartment is furnished check the upholstery for tears. When I was in a similar situation I borrowed a Kirby Sentria and cleaned the entire bedroom. Vaccumed all 6 sides of the mattress. When I discovered a tear along the edge of the mattress I sealed it up with duct tape. After a final once-over with the Kirby my allergies didn't come back.

Loved reading this post! Congratulations on your new D4, its an awesome beast!

Growing up, we had this absolute beast of a vacuum. It went through three generations and still could inhale a quarter within 3". Downsides: probably weighed 300lbs (per my recollection of trying to vacuum the stairs as a 10 year old), would try to eat its own cord if you weren't careful, and once it ripped the curtains down - rod and all. Every vacuum I have ever used gets mentally compared against this machine and always fall flat. After a bit of internet searching, I'm pretty sure it was a Kirby Classic III (now running $140 to $300). The Kirby Legend II ($100 - $350) and Kirby Heritage II Legend ($100 - $350) are generally comparable. Newer Kirby models (lighter, have push assist, shampooing, easy to find parts) that hold their own: Sentria - pure sucking power ($100-$350) Sentria II - improved 4-position pivot ($150-$325) Avalier - peak Kirby engineering & multi-surface shampooing ($150-$300) Avalier II - minor ergonomic tweaks ($200-$400) Note that pricing runs all over the place, but this is "sweet spot" pricing with lower end being private seller with perhaps not all the attachments and high end being professionally refurbished with warranty.