HNDLR, I wouldn't get discouraged with the site due to some rude people. I can tell you that I have had the same experience with some of the people on here; however, for the most part that is the exception and not the rule. Like any site, it is important to sort through the good information and the bad, and take away with what you can get form it. When I/you get a person who is rude or an ***, if you "left click" on their profile there's a little box at the bottom that says "IGNORE", if you click onto that box you'll will never have to see their postings again; PROBLEM SOLVED!! I just did this in another thread where someone was looking for help with a particular make rifle. What the respondent wrote was total BS and the guy was being an idiot to the OP telling him that his rifle was junk and going to blow up and kill him; left click and ignore!! From what I have read on this thread so far, there's some good advice for you and your dog.