This picture is my pride and joy - my golden retriever mix I adopted from the Christian County Animal Shelter 7 years ago. She shares her space with Dawson, our almost-11-year-old cat who defies description. There is an ongoing debate about who rules, and Lucie usually gets the last word in. Dawson is not impressed.
I originally hoped to train Lucie for animal-assisted therapy; she has resisted my efforts and I finally accepted the fact that some of her personality was shaped in the year-and-a-half of her life before I got her. With family and school responsibilities, I have not had the time I would need to insist that she do things my way. So, we are content to have her as a family member and enjoy her intuitive reactions to our daily lives. She is expressive and responsive to people, especially children, and maybe in the "Autumn of her life" we can explore more of the possibilities of pursuing her "career" in pet therapy.
As usual, I had to use the Help feature in Flickr. Activities there are not necessarily self-explanatory. It was fun, but cumbersome and for me to enjoy it I would need to practice it routinely. If I were posting pictures of human subjects, I might be a little more concerned about the privacy issue, but even knowing my location, finding my dog would take some serious dedication. She's valuable to us, but to others probably not so much. Even though I posted it as "Public" I understand I can change that for future use.
I am glad to have "crossed this barrier" into Flickr, but its use for me will probably be restricted to activities with family and friends. The only other site where I have posted pictures for others to view has been on facebook, where it is extremely simplified for the uninformed and quite easy to share with others through tagging. Although I cannot necessarily think of a way to incorporate this technology into my future professional life, I do not rule out the possibility that at some point I will be able to rely on this experience.
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