My rabbit Lola has a physique depend. She has killed. She is aware of what it’s to see the sunshine exit of a vacuum’s eyes.

Any rabbit-owner can inform you horror tales in regards to the vacuums their cute little num-nums have slain in chilly blood. That notably mixture of fur, poop, and hay have choked so lots of my different vacuums to demise. During testing, I anticipated the Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra to fall to my rabbit’s fur similar to all these earlier than it. But as quickly as I turned it on for the primary time, I knew my rabbit had met her match.

Excalifur

The Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra is just like the Terminator. It’s ready for the whole lot. The entrance rollers have a thick vane of plastic fibers designed to forestall clogs. Paired with that heavy equipment is suction so highly effective you’ll be able to really feel the vacuum suction itself right down to the carpet whenever you flip it on. At 290 air watts on its highest mode (it additionally has a mode for deep-pile and low-pile carpets, in addition to hardwood and ground-in grime), it is nearly a 3rd stronger than Dyson’s well-liked stick vacuums.

If the Ball Animal 3 had simply these two options, I’d’ve been elated that my days of disemboweling the vacuum to dislodge a clog midway via each single room had been over. But there’s extra up its surprisingly dainty sleeves.

For a Dyson vacuum, the Ball Animal 3 is fairly small however very dense. It’s a full-size plug-in vacuum, nevertheless it has a slim and quick profile that makes it straightforward to only tuck right into a nook (regardless that at 17 kilos, it may be tiring to elevate up and down). Like the very first Dyson vacuums, the Ball Animal 3 comes with a mud canister which you could take away from the vacuum and empty with out touching a single little bit of mud or fur.

Dyson’s signature ball design is one other star of the present right here. Vacuuming round a tiny indignant rabbit can require some cautious maneuvers, plenty of selecting up the vacuum and re-angling it to get it the place it must go. With the ball, you’ll be able to simply tilt the vacuum and make a decent little flip, all with out getting too shut. This maneuverability additionally means it’s nice at moving into tight corners, awkward matches, and even beneath the mattress slightly.

I’m shocked Lola did not recoil from the vacuum on condition that it is a very loud little factor. When you flip it on, be certain that it is not in upright mode, in any other case it’ll scream like a tortured human being till you tilt it again and begin vacuuming.

When I completed vacuuming with the Ball Animal 3 for the primary time, I hadn’t even seen that I didn’t have to cease and unclog it. I checked, simply in case. The 1.7-liter canister was utterly full, and the detangling vanes within the entrance rollers had been completely clear.

A Little Extra

Like Dyson’s well-liked stick vacuums, the Ball Animal 3 Extra (as its namesake suggests) comes with a bunch of additional attachments. It has one for grooming your pet and one for upholstery cleansing, plus all the same old little blades and brushes. When you hook up an attachment and stand the vacuum as much as clear out your automobile or sofa, you don’t lose a single watt of suction regardless of which attachment you’re utilizing. It’s one in all two Dyson Ball Animal vacuums obtainable; the opposite is the Dyson Ball Animal 2.