The rake and the shovel of this scooper are bolted together in the center making it difficult to use. It is like trying to pick up dog waste with really long tongs - more pinching than scooping. After pick up, it was really difficult to dump the waste into our Doggey Dooley. We removed the bolt and it now works slightly better but the shovel has a high rim on just one side which still makes it difficult to use with a Dooley. Finally, after using this product, I've decided rakes aren't always a great solution for dog waste, stabbing the waste or, if it has rained, just combing through it instead of scooping. Yuck. Years ago, we had a scoop with a solid shovel, not a rake. I'll be looking or one of these instead.