I bought this to replace the Dyson Ball light I had previously owned thinking it might be similar...nope! Heavier, more difficult to remove the handle and attach the tools and the ball didn't move around with ease as before. That said it does pick up extremely well when you are able to move it on carpets and the power cord is a decent length. I returned mine.

We have 2 cats and a dog it picks up all the hairs great but I find it heavy and anyone with weak wrists will have a problem this is my 4th dyson and the only one to have been back to be fixed twice in the 18 months we have had it first the roller stopped working then the motor went - not good. I would not have another with the ball I prefer the original.

This is the worst £300 I have ever spent. The hose on the back is not flexible enough to able to do the stairs. You have to make sure the handle has clicked up twice or it constantly falls over, the attachments keep falling off and its heavy. The only good thing I can say about it. IT DOES PICK UP WELL.

It did take me a while to get used to a dyson but I am not great on my feet but still find this easy to handle. It does get deep into the carpet pile and so we did get some car Et fluff up which previous cleaners had not touched but the carpets are left completely fur and dirt free. A bit noisy and I prefer it on carpets to hard floors. V easy to empty and have solved all issues myself by following simple guide so have cleared even the most stubborn blockages.

I bought dyson animal dc25 this week and it is incredible. i first used my old vaccum which is 2000w ad after that i used dyson on the same carpet and dyson still took the dust from that carpet. i was just stun by the performance. i definately recomend this product.

I HATE IT. It drives me nuts. that attachment which is supposed to be excellent for animal hair is rubbish and the suction just isnt strong enough to spin the brushes for some reason on that one. the hose always gets stuck when trying to get it out. You cannot get under beds or furniture one because of the ball in the upright position and two because of the handle if using the hose. Its the only time i swear when i use this product. It has been serviced and still no good. On hard floors it wont pick up anything bigger than 2mm in thickness and it doesnt go right into the corners. it is heavy and the hose not to mention the lead isnt long enough. I will NEVER buy one of these again.

Having owned this great machine for over 4 months, I can say its the best vacuum cleaner I have bought so far. Style, ease of use, wow factor, and the way it forcibly rips dirt out of the carpet is just amazing! I do admit, £339 was a bit steep, but you get a 5 year guarantee, and the best after sales service you could want to find.

This is a replacement for the DC07 animal we have had before it, and is better in almost every way. The ball concept took a little getting used to, but once you learn to steer it by twisting your wrist, it becomes second nature. The only cons I can find with the DC25 is:

smaller dustbin
short power cable
slightly flimsy wand cap

Apart from these little issues, I would definitely recommend this machine!!!

Good luck all you guys who are pleased with this animal. Its not a year since I bought mine and in that time I have had numerous service visits, new parts and even a new cleaner, its great when it works!! I hate it and am now cleaning with the small Morphy Richards I usually use to clean the car, while I wait for a new filter which I suspect will not remedy the problem.

I was extremely disappointed with this product. It looks, and is, overcomplicated.
On a positive note it has a very powerful suction but the positives stop there.
The dust cylinder did indeed fill up quickly not apparently with dirt but with a cream coloured fluff/pile from my cream lounge carpet!
I found it quite a lot heavier than my previous cleaner despite its lightweight description.
It is impossible to clean under furniture or the bed ,the ball is too big and the hose attachment is inflexibly angled so that it doesn't make contact with the floor when held at a low level.
The hose for high level cleaning is awkward and very difficult to stretch out to its fullest extent and even then it is 2 steps short of the top of the stairs. Too much like hard work as it requires a certain amount of strength to stretch it out (on the plus it quickly recoils back into the start position!)
All in all, it falls a long way short of the all round vacuum cleaner that I was looking for and seriously over priced.

The Dyson DC25 Animal is difficult to get under furniture noisey on hard surfaces has scratched wooden floor

i used to have an old one with the wheels but it died recently so i got this new one, which is still the Dyson DC25 Anima one but the dyson ball version! its great! its quieter, smaller and easier to use. this one sucks better i found compared to the last one and better to look at. though the only thing which is abit annoying is they shorter power cord, its shorter then before!, but a extension lead ( Or bodge job) will fix that! :)

I have my own cleaning business and was going through vacumes left and right and then spent the money on the Dyson.

I do not have to change bags or buy them and the suction on the Dyson is incredible. We use it for baseboards and cupboards a lot and it makes our life easier.

We have the animal Dyson and it is fantastic for pet hair and the attachments are great for dusting etc...

This vacume is the best/

This Dyson Animal hoover is one of a kind, i bought it for my husband for his birthday, as he loves hoovering, i think he loves it more than me to be honest but thats besides the point, he loves how easy it is to use and cleans it for hours after each use, he even takes it apart each time to make sure its nice and clean, great value for money and good for cleaning up