DoggyStyle: On Mopping a Dog Home

Miss M lies in apprehension of what is coming at her

I've realized a lot of people think owning pets means you can never have a clean home. Though embarrassingly enough, my apartment was much, much dirtier before I had our dogs. Living with the pups has given me more self-awareness to prevent messes in the first place and to find easy ways to clean.
We had written here that one way to stay on top of cleaning is to find good cleaning products that can be "fun" to use. Though I still hadn't found a solution for mopping our hardwood floors; which according to many people doesn't exist.
So you can imagine our excitement when our favorite "fun" vacuum  came out with a hard-floor version: The Dyson Hard DC56.
The idea is that it combines a handheld vacuum with a Swiffer-like mop head, so you don't need to vacuum to get rid of the dog-hair ahead of time; it makes things easier by vacuuming and mopping at the same time.

It is a bit pricy, but we had some gift cards so we decided to splurge, and I thought it would be worth it if it actually did make our cleaning much easier.
It turns out, that I have been using it every day...though not for the reasons one would think.

What we Liked:
-It's lightweight and it doesn't need a plug so it's really easy to carry around your whole home.
-The mop head can come off and it becomes a really powerful handheld vacuum with long reach. I was able to use it to catch all the crevices and angles that I'm often to lazy to get when I'm doing the regular vacuuming.
-It takes up little storage space and it lives in a holster in our closet.

What we Didn't Like:
-It uses wipes so you need a constant supply of wipes on hand if you are going to clean. You also have to shop at stores that sell these types of wipes.
-The wipes kept running out of moisture. I had already used up one wipe when I was only half-way through cleaning our main room.
-It does pick up the hair as you're mopping, but sometimes the little holes in the mop get jammed with the hair, so you need to keep cleaning it out.
-Since it's cordless, it only stays charged for 15 minutes. I didn't realize this the first time, and I ran out of power half-way through (and I had just put on a new wipe that dried out as I had to wait for it to recharge). It also takes awhile for it to recharge.
-You have to press down hard to make sure the wipes pick up the dirt. It hurt my arms.
-It's pricey.

So, we wouldn't recommend it as a mop.
But....I really liked it as a cordless vacuum, more than I expected.
I never realized how convenient it was to have a cordless vacuum, but I have literally been using it every day to pick up the dog-tumbleweed that has been making it's way into the corners and baseboards. Since it doesn't have a cord, it's really easy to just grab it and go from room-to-room, which is so much easier than taking out our canister vacuum and using the attachment.
It also has come in really handy that time we saw one of those furry-centipedes on our ceiling. The arm was long enough to keep the perfect distance. It is a bit pricey, but we did end up keeping it just for the cordless vacuum convenience.
We are still on our search for the perfect mop, though we think we might have another contender.
Has anyone else stumbled upon that perfect one?

Also:
Less fur!
Did you know Miss M moonlights as our maid?
"Fun" Cleaning products 

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