Four Paws Stainless Steel Long-Handled Dog Pooper Scooper Rake & Pan 2 Piece Set, Pet Waste Pickup Tool, 38″ x 7″

I LOVE my new poop rake!
It feels rather odd to be reviewing such a mundane, job-specific product but I was so thrilled with its simplicity and efficacy that I couldn’t resist the urge. Prior to owning this product, I used the Wire Rake Scooper. (http://www.amazon.com/Wire-Rake-Scooper-for-Grass/dp/B0002AT464/ref=pd_sbs_petsupplies_1). Recently, the middle tine fell off, making picking up the smaller offal from my pug and corgi not unlike trying to eat peas with a gap-tooth. It was comical and frustrating.While the prior rake worked, to a degree, the sharp angle of the scoop made unloading it into a garbage bin a bit frustrating. Also, more often than not, rather than gathering the dookie (heh, I’m so I’m immature), you’d end up spearfishing it, making for an aggravating game of “Ew, shake it off!” rather than an easy hand-off to the bin. The tines, also, had a tendency to grab hunks of grass, so my yard began to look like it had a bad case of bed-head.This rake, however, is simplicity itself. I’m afraid I’m a bit laissez-faire about where my dogs go, so I’m relegated to performing an easter egg hunt among the grass and gravel of my yard. This rake, however, does a wonderful job of lightly herding the Corn-Eyed Brownsnakes into the dustpan. It doesn’t grab the grass so much as skim along it, the tines coercing the stinky interlopers to come along quietly. The handles are nice and long, making pick-up FAR more comfortable than the rather short handle of the other rake.Yes, the cost is a bit higher than the other product, but you get what you pay for. If you need a simple product to go Turd Herding, you will find that this tool will fit the bill.

Best for Poop in the Grass (and a good Garden Stone Rake, too!)
I’ve got an 80-pound, 8-month-old Weimaraner whose frequent “lawn gifts” were becoming a bit unwieldy with the previous pooper scoopers we’ve used. We had good results with one of those squeeze-the-lever-and-open-the-jaws models (like this one: Advance Poop Scoop) — especially in the winter — but with the arrival of spring, it became much harder to get everything out of the grass. We’ve only been using this product for about 2 weeks, but the Rake gets right in under the poopy and lifts it right out of the grass in one movement. We ordered a scissor-style pooper scooper along with this one, too (which has yet to arrive), but we’re in no hurry to try it out as this item has performed marvelously.As for the size of the product, I’m 6’4″ and have had no trouble with its length, though it is slightly shorter than I would prefer. But it’s the handle that compels me to give this a 4-star rather than 5-star review. It’s essentially a wire loop with a rubber sleeve fitted over the top, so the grip feels hollow (because it is) where I’d prefer something more racquet-like. Otherwise, as for its function, it’s a great time- and lawn-saving item.***Update at 10 months:I still rank this scooper very highly, although I will note that there is a tine that catches in my grass — it may be Centipede grass, which has an above-ground runner system. One tine in particular snags the runners of the grass and neither combatant wants to let go, so the tine bends. I usually have to push it against a fence post to get it back in line with the other tines. Just a word of caution to anyone who has grasses with an intricate runner system (like St. Augustine’s grass or seashore paspalum) that scooping too deeply may leave you in a tug of war with your lawn. This may delight your neighbors, but it’s not much fun.*** Update ***When planting my garden this spring, I discovered that(an unopened, unused) poop fork works great for removing stones and pebbles from my garden beds. After the soil is tilled and worked, I raked it smooth (to a depth of 2″) with the scooper and nabbed two buckets of pebbles. Smaller pebbles fall through the tines, but it’s a huge improvement over hand picking.

Great

Thought this would be a waste of money, but a friend had one and I tried it. Now I would NOT be without. So easy to clean up after the pooches, even after the rain. A lifesaver for the spring clean-up. Shovel is stainless steel. I have a big Lab and got the small/medium shovel (around 7.5″ square I think) which is plenty big enough. Highly recommend this for pet clean-up.