This long handled pooper scooper is easy to use and easy to assemble. It is a bright green and black so you can see it right away when you are looking for it, making it super easy for my children to find! (Much to their consternation) The dogs poop, the kids use this to pick it up and put it in a bad, our yard is clean! The dogs are happy, I am happy, the kids .. eh.. Not so much.. "Mom, why do WE have the yucky jobs??" This really does make the job easyier. The scooper is made of a durable plastic with a pull handle that opens the jaws and scoops the poop. Then you do it again and put it in the bag. It works in my gravel and my grass.. (Dogs don't seem to care WHERE they go! ) this has a long handle so it is easy on the back if I have to do it, but then again I have minions that are shorter so they get to! I would most definitely recommend this to anyone that needs to scoop some poop!