For 3 years I used my hairdryer for my 4 dogs. Finally decided to purchase this dryer. Oh my what a difference! Drying time from 20 minutes per dog was down to 5 minutes or less. Great investment. Great quality. Couldn't be happier.I loved the horsepower of this dryer. It came with three attachments and the heat was adjustable. It dried my newfoundland in record time. The weight of the dryer is heavy and sturdy. The only thing that could be different is a longer hose.I am a Groomer, and I have had it for about 8 months, it is a power dryer but it has serious problems, its accessories are of very poor quality because the nozzles break easily with heat and it gets too hot when working for a long time. In the end, not very good.I would use my expensive hair dyed on my Shepadoodle after giving her a bath. She used to try and snap at the forced air and give me this look like, “is that all you got?”. Ha!!! Not anymore. I bought a grooming arm just in case and I’m glad I did. I put her in the harness and turned on the dryer. Lol Needless to say she wasn’t snapping at the forced air. Her eyes got big and she gave me a surprised look. It took approximately 20 mins to dry her and looked like she had just come from the groomer. I won this round but next comes clipping her claws. I don’t either one of us is ready for that yet.Really nice device. We have a german shepherd and we did not even know what a blow-out was until recently. I was brushing for an hour and still not getting all of the old fur out. This device gets it all out in about 5 minutes. The slow motor spin up helps a lot to not panic the dog the way a house vacuum does, noise-wise. Our dog is skittish of the vacuum, leaf blower, human hair dryer, but with this unit, it is much less, and once we have the air blowing on her, she doesn't move and I think she may even like it. I cup my other hand over an ear when doing her head or neck, and she seems fine with that too. Amazing how much fur this unit gets off of her! Her coat looks and feels beautiful after we're done. The unit is built well, feels sturdy, no flimsy buttons or controls, everything about it seems solid. The padded end of the hose is really nice for vibration and heat too.It is fairly expensive, more than I thought a dog blower might be (before researching) but after seeing it and using it, I am really glad I got it and will pay for itself quickly, compared to the groomer bill of a blow-out, plus all the time I was spending to brush her out for an hour each time, and the brush results still would not compare to the blow-out results!The blower is great, it works better than expected, but my dog (30lb Shiba Inu) is absolutely terrified by the sound of the air, not the motor noise. He broke our grooming table leash arm trying to escape. The little time I got to use it on him did produce some spectacular results though. Fur was flying everywhere!AMAZING DRYER ! Hopefully this means something extra coming from me ,, I'm a professional pet Groomer for 26 years now , and have been using Metro duel motor dryer for YEARS and YEARS . As others have mentioned, they do seem to break down quite a bit , so I wanted to give another high power dryer brand a shot . Obviously I can't give a review of the longevity of this just yet , so I'll update this in a few months in regards to that . But so far this dryer is POWERFUL AND PERFECT TEMPERATURE , the hand grip is GREAT ! I BEYOND LOVE the wind speed dial , from softer for the littles all the way to Full Power for the Big FURRY babies ! So much better than only having the 2 switches for speeds on the Metro . And , it REALLY IS SURPRISINGLY QUIET ! I WAS SHOCKED ! This is going to be one of the BEST INVESTMENTS I'VE MADE . I really hope this helps someone !This is the best investment ever. I barely write reviews but I must write for this one. I have been looking for a good blower for years to deshed my Shiba Inu and I have found!Quietness : My shiba doesn’t feel bothered by the motor noise. It is pretty quiet.Air Temperature: It’s the heat from the motor. Just perfect warmth. I don’t like hot air blowers. Those make my dog skin dried after blow drying. This one is amazing.Deshedding : It has various level of speed. Even with the lowest level, shedding is very satisfying for my double coated Shiba. I use it on my dog every morning for a few minutes while I brush and he loves it.Flexibility : the pipe is pretty flexible and long enough.I am so glad that I decided to try this one. Very satisfied!