There is no avoiding sour grapes.
A year ago I was complaining that I couldn't order a Camp Tramp (not very loudly).
As for replacing a Battle Rat, I think the Dog Father might just have gone past the optimum size and heft for a chopper while the Battle Rat is just about perfect.
Funny, that is my only complaint of the battlerat, is it's size, it's not long enough IMO. The DF is just rigt for me. Different strokes for different folkes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
