My dog is pretty green when it comes to protection sports. She has a tendency to grip the edges of larger bite pillows because her grip strength is still fairly weak, but with this bite wedge she gets a full, deep bite. My only complaint is that the wedge filling doesn't go throughout the full length of the pillow, so there's a small 'unfilled' portion a half inch on either side of the handle that my dog gravitates towards when her grip starts to weaken. Still a huge improvement on traditional pillows, but I wish it was filled all the way.