The "Anything Goes" thread

[GoPackGo]

So true. My dad took my iPad (I was having an anxiety attack, he was carrying it with one hand!) in the other room to Skype with my brother and he was also in love. And he's a pretty stingy guy. His next phone in April is going to be a 4S too. I have converted my whole family!

 

[robertlc]

Hii

Hi there and Welcome!

 

[GoPackGo]

Hi Danielle

 

[TMWeddle]

Hii

Danielle!! HI!!

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[SweetPoison]

hmm....

 

[robertlc]

Msg me

Are you having any particular problems with your iPad or do you have any questions?

 

[Hayles66]

Hmm? Yes, same lines as you, I'm thinking or are we females more cynical?

 

[Gabriel1]

are we females more cynical?

Yes


The Archangel

 

[Hayles66]

Hee Hee I knew you couldn't resist. We females have to stick together!

 

[BBQ_JOE]

where do I need to go to ask some one how to get my IPAD 2 working tried to update to the latest and it crshed and will not recover .

 

[TMWeddle]

where do I need to go to ask some one how to get my IPAD 2 working tried to update to the latest and it crshed and will not recover .

when I was updating mine to IOS5, at least two times I got the error message that it could not recover - I kept trying and it finally did recover and install the new OS. Seems to be working fine now.

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[TMWeddle]

where do I need to go to ask some one how to get my IPAD 2 working tried to update to the latest and it crshed and will not recover .

If you don't get help here at iPF you could try Apple Forums http://www.appleforums.net/

I would think you will find help here but not in the OT section.

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[GoPackGo]

I have a cat who is a rescue, I've had her 3 and a half years (she's 11 and a half). I've been walking shelter dogs at my local Humane Society for the past 4 and a half months. I had completely fallen in love with a dog who had been there about as long as I had - a pit bull named Slim. Today I watched him go home with his new family. I teared up - mainly tears of joy, but some of sadness too.

I really really want a dog. I adore my cat and know she would be incredibly unhappy and stressed for the rest of her life if I got one. Usually I'm okay with it but some times it's just so painful.

 

[Hayles66]

Awww! But at least it went to a good home. You have contributed to the love and well being of that dog. A lot of homes don't care about the well being. Take comfort in that.

 

[richsadams]

I have a cat who is a rescue, I've had her 3 and a half years (she's 11 and a half). I've been walking shelter dogs at my local Humane Society for the past 4 and a half months. I had completely fallen in love with a dog who had been there about as long as I had - a pit bull named Slim. Today I watched him go home with his new family. I teared up - mainly tears of joy, but some of sadness too.

I really really want a dog. I adore my cat and know she would be incredibly unhappy and stressed for the rest of her life if I got one. Usually I'm okay with it but some times it's just so painful.

I've had cats and dogs since I was too little to know what they were, besides warm balls of fur that made funny noises. In my experience cats are quite resilient. I've had "cat only" households and introduced a dog or dogs into them without a whole lot of fuss. Initially of course there's a lot of stand-offishness and some hissing and swipes of the paw, but eventually they learned to at least get along and this last go-round get along quite well (older cats too). One of our cats, a Persian, snuggles with our dogs and even plays with them a bit. Our Siamese (the alpha of the house) tends to tolerate them, but isn't afraid at all...he knows who has ten good claws!

I certainly would make sure any potential doggy companions are "cat friendly". All dogs have some level of prey instinct, but many are quite docile and can handle being around cats without causing a stir.

If you work for the humane society I would think you could "test" one of their dogs with a mellow cat or two in a fenced/safe area (dog on a lead to start) and see how the dog reacts. If they're just curious that's a really good sign of course. Others have never been socialized around cats and aren't good candidates.

You seem to have a good handle on the whole pet thing, but I wouldn't discount getting a dog completely if you're worried about how your cat might react as it can work out quite well.