Dock not appearing on startup

Its not a major problem, but annoying nonetheless. The last 3 out of 5 times i turned on my ibook, everything loads just fine until i go to open something from the dock. the dock just doesnt appear. anyone know what the problem is? thanks in advance.

Yea its hidden, but sometimes at startup when i move my cursor to the very bottom of the screen, so the dock shows, it doesnt appear as it should, so i have to restart, then everything is A-ok

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