Jennifer Brighton had just visited a vacuum shop. With three cats and two dogs, her house was a bit more fragrant and hairy than she’d prefer, and she had had enough with their “vintage” late-60s vacuum cleaner. She’d no sooner tested out a shiny new Miele on the advice of the shop clerks than The Bark got in touch and awarded her the grand prize in our most recent sweepstakes—a brand-new Miele S7260 Cat & Dog Vacuum Cleaner (retail value: $650)!

While dogs Inca and Domino and cats Phoenix, Towhee and Skittles may not have known what a boon this was to their family, one other family member sure did: Jennifer arrived home at lunch to see her husband happily vacuuming his way through the house, with a steadfast promise to do more in the years to come. Congratulations to Jennifer and her pack!