Dock location with secondary monitor

I currently have a secondary monitor arranged to the left of my primary one, but I would like to keep my Dock located vertically along the left side of the primary screen. Is there any way to do this, it seems like a fairly basic option, but OS X insists on putting the Dock on the far left of the secondary screen because I've set it to "Extend" the displays. Mirroring the displays isn't helpful, nor is moving the menu bar to the secondary display, and I'd prefer not to move the Dock to the bottom or right side of the primary screen. I've looked for solutions elsewhere, and if one can't be provided, how should I contact Apple to encourage them to add this option? Thanks.

There should be something between Mirroring and Extending displays. Obviously I want to use the extra monitor for something other than simply having another copy of the stuff on my primary screen, but I also want access to the same menus/Dock on my secondary as on my primary. I realize that my Dock goes to the far left because I've selected to "Extend" the displays, I just wish there was an option to tell OS X not to do that. I've yet to find any third-party utilities that can achieve what I want. Dock-It came close, but it missing a lot of features from the standard Dock (and it's ugly). Also, I shouldn't need a third-party app to do this. I love OS X, but sometimes it's a little stubborn.

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