No Icon for newly opened software in the DOCK

i am reconfiguring my dock (starting fresh and long story) and i am opening software (for instance Messages) for the first time so that i can run a KEEP IN DOCK as i reorganize this data and for some reason i am not seeing an ICON for this software in the dock so i can do this.
for instance i just opened Messages for the first time and while i see a set of pulldown menu items i am not seeing the icon.
any ideas on what i am doing wrong?
TIA

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