Date displayed on dock icon

Hi All,
This is just a little thing which isn't really that important but thought it would be useful to ask.
Is there a way to display the current date on the dock icon for ICal BEFORE opening the application?
My dock icon always shows the last date that I opened the app and then is updated to the current date after i open and close the app.
Is this possible?
Cheers.

TheFollans,
The behavior which you report is default. There is no way to change it.
I have placed iCal in my Login Items (System Preferences...>Accounts>My Account>Login Items>Hide [✓ ]).
iCal is always available for use and the date in the Dock is always correct. I can switch to iCal at any time and when I am done consulting iCal I use the (⌘+H) command to hide iCal without quitting.
You can submit OS X Feedback with your personal recommendation for your desired method of implementation.
;~)

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