Restoring the dock to default

I downloaded an application called "Dock Doctor" that can change the appearance of the dock.
After discovering I didn't really like it, i uninstalled it, however its left my dock looking a bit weird, there are some bad reflections.
Im wondering how i can possibly restore my dock to default. I think somewhere in the OS X library there is an image file that Dock Doctor used that needs deleting or something, some please help me!
thanks

You wouldn't normally have permission to access the "/System/Library/User Template" where this stuff resides, so this will get you a copy of that file on your Desktop:
Open the Terminal (from /Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste the following into the Terminal window, one line at a time, with a return after each line:
sudo cp "/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist" ~/Desktop/
sudo chown `id -u` ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist
sudo chmod 600 ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist
After the first command, you will be prompted for your password. This is not echoed back (not even asterisks) for security reasons: just type it and press return.
If you haven't used 'sudo' before, you will receive a little lecture before being prompted for the password. Read it and continue.
You won't need your password for subsequent commands. You can save this default file, and put a copy into your ~/Library. You may also wish to remove "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.db", which should regenerate: there is no default for that, so to be on the safe side move it somewhere else rather than trash it.

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