My tan yard keeper arrived in the mail today. It looks really nice and the balance is good. I thought that it might have a crinkle coating on the blade, not sure what type of finish it is, but it matches the handle nicely. The cutting edge is about the same length as the dumpster mutt, but the full length of the blade is about an inch or possibly two inches shorter. For some reason I was thinking that it was going to be longer then the d.m., maybe I was thinking of the yard guard. All in all a very nice looking knife. It also fits my kydex sheath that I had bought for the d.m., but was to short to fit it. It fits the yard keeper pretty good. Good luck to the rest of you dogs who scored on this dog bowl, I think that you will be pleased with the purchase. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />