Dock problems with mighty mouse

I keep the hiding on for the Dock and have never had any issue with it. Since installing and using the wireless mighty mouse, I can only get the dock to pop out about 50% of the time. It's getting quite tiring to keep having to reach for the trackpad half the time I want to access the dock. Any ideas? (I've already checked for software updates) Anyone else have this odd problem?
I was also having a problem with right clicking until I read in another thread that I had to lift my left finger off the mouse. Awkward, but working fine. Thanks to whomever posted that advice.
1.5 GHz PowerBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Hi CharPatton;
Generally failure to scroll down with the ball on a Mighty Mouse is an indication of a dirty ball. To clean the ball you can turn the mouse upside down and roll the ball on a chamois cloth in large circles. If the ball is really dirty and the circles on chamois cloth are now able to clean, take a tissue with a little bit of alcohol on and do the circling motion on the tissue then repeat once more on the chamois cloth. Hopefully that should do it for you.
Allan

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