@ST4 : yes i've noticed that it can be a bit of a pain as well, i need to modify it a bit so that it has kickable selection, but for now it wont have it till i get some time to put it in.
@Blayde : you can turn the "minimize to tray" on through mIRC. Along mIRC's main menu, select view, options.
In that dialog, to the left is the navigation, select display and expand it. Then select options.
You see a line of buttons, the last one is "tray", select that.
Another dialog pops up, the thrid option is "place mIRC in tray when minimized". Select that, and then click OK.
Whilst you there, you may want to change the icon so that you know it's GuarDDog. In that dialog for "place mIRC in tray", there is a button "select", select that, then locate to GuarDDog's directory (which it should already be there), then select "icons", then select one of the icons there, preferably the "guarddog.ico" one, so that it represents GuarDDog.