Torren of Zion

Trip to the river

2011-12-06T19:15:00.001-08:00

Torren and Killian took their first trip down to a local river. Boy did they have a BLAST!

Happy Birthday Torren!!

2011-08-04T19:58:00.001-07:00

Torren is 2 years old! WOW! I can't believe how quickly time has flown by! As you can see, Torren got a POOL for his birthday! He also got an early birthday present of a new little brother named Killian. He loves his new brother SO much that he only lets Mom play with him SOMETIMES (when he's being a twerp ;P ). Torren also got some ball time in today. He LOVES his ball time.

Torren at 2 years

2011-08-04T19:53:00.000-07:00

Here are a few snapshots of Torren at 2 years of age. He is a healthy, happy 111.1 lbs. We love our big boy!

How gentle they are

2011-03-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was my birthday. I took the opportunity to get the family together. Torren did FANTASTIC. He is not around children very often, especially young children. I am so proud of my boy!

Downtown

2011-02-19T18:14:00.001-08:00

Torren and I took a trip downtown to explore today. We saw lots of awesome stuff, including the State Capital! It was a little warm for our liking, but we both had a fantastic time.

Morning Ball

2011-01-27T18:47:00.001-08:00

Seems like it's been a while since I've posted new pictures of Torren. Here he is on a chilly January morning getting some ball time in before Mom goes off to work. Torren is almost a year and a half old.

Times change..

2011-01-13T14:13:00.001-08:00

So I just realized today how LITTLE Torren has changed in the past year and a half. He looks exactly the same to me, just bigger. Much, much, much bigger. I love my boy!

Exploring Louisiana

2010-09-16T20:09:00.001-07:00

Torren and I have been exploring the State Parks of Louisiana! We've been having a blast! Here are a few pictures from our adventures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

2010-08-04T20:49:00.001-07:00

My big boy turned "1" today! He got a brand new collar and two new toys to play with! I snapped a few shots of him today.

Walking with Mommy!

2010-06-06T16:59:00.000-07:00

Torren and I went to LSU for a walk around the lake today. We met an ex photographer who was in awe of Torren and asked if he could take some pictures of Torren and me. He did a fantastic job! It isn't very often that we're in a picture together!

Wrestling with Daddy

2010-06-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

Torren LOVES to wrestle with his Daddy. I think it's his favorite time of the day! Here are a few shots of the boys playing, and one of Torren just being cute. These shots were taken just before Torren turned 10 months. Oh, and did I mention I got a new camera? Better pictures from here on out! :)

Dancing in the Moonlight

2010-04-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

A few pictures of Torren with his Mommy and Daddy, dancing in the moonlight. He'll be taller than me soon! Also a picture of Torren's trip to Bass Pro today! He'll be 9 months old next week!

The Boys

2010-03-31T18:01:00.000-07:00

A few pictures of "the boys" in my life. What more could I ask for? :)

Growing and Growing

2010-02-22T08:40:00.001-08:00

Torren's doing great! He's halfway done with intermediate OB classes. A quick pic taken yesterday.

LSU Lakes

2010-01-26T10:13:00.000-08:00

A few shots of Torren on his first trip to LSU lakes! Tonight he and Charm start intermediate OB classes!

Torren GRADUATED!

2010-01-20T07:16:00.000-08:00

Torren graduated PUPPY CLASS yesterday! He did SO awesome, I'm SO proud of him! Next week starts intermediate class. Here we come!

Christmas!

2009-12-26T20:49:00.001-08:00

Christmas was BUSY for the pups. The first half of the day was spent playing with Charm at Mee-Maw's house. WOW were they muddy! After a bath it was time for home and boy were they exhausted! The day after Christmas we decided to take Torren with us to the family gathering. He had a fantastic time except for the fireworks. He wasn't too fond of those. Understandable.

17.5 Weeks

2009-12-15T09:50:00.000-08:00

Time is flying by.. Look at our big boy GROW! He's SO smart and sweet! Torren got to enjoy his first SNOW FALL! It probably won't be happening again anytime soon as we are down here in the DEEP SOUTH, but he LOVED every second of it!

Torren 14-15 weeks

2009-11-20T06:59:00.001-08:00

A couple of new pictures of Torren and Sasha. Torren is 14-15 weeks in these photos. He is growing like a weed! He's gained nearly 20 lbs since we got him 5 weeks ago. He's getting more handsome by the day. Athen continues to take him through his puppy classes and he's doing fantastic! We love our smart social butterfly boy! :)

Life is going

2009-11-10T20:18:00.001-08:00

Nothing new to report, really. Torren started his puppy class last week. He's one smart cookie! I love how he's not too energetic. He seems really taken by the smallest of the group, and tiny chihuahua/dachshund mix (with a fantastically spunky attitude). He doesn't care for overly abrasive larger dogs though.

Been thinking about registered names for him. I'm thinking this may be the winner:

Zion's Bustin' Thru the Bayou

Gonna talk it over with hubby to be sure though ;)

Just over 11 weeks

2009-10-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

Took Torren to Bass Pro yesterday. I'm SO proud of how well he did! He simply relaxed by my feet ant took it all in. There were lots of people and things going on. When someone looked particularly interesting to him he'd get up and say "Hi!"

He hasn't had an "accident" in the house for 3 days now! I'm SO proud of our baby boy!

His ears still haven't gone up, but one of them is trying. It's SO cute! Instead of standing upright, it lays across his head! Hehehe.

I SO enjoy watching Athen and Torren interact. Athen is so in love with him. He's taught him
'sit' and 'down' so far, and I'm working on 'stand.' He is one SMART cookie!

The story thus far...

2009-10-17T19:11:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Torren is flown from New York to Louisiana. When I first lay eyes on him he is EXTREMELY happy to introduce himself, though he smells HORRIBLE after having an accident in his kennel along the way.

Drive home. Time for introductions. Sasha and Torren are introduced across the street in an open field. Sasha doesn't appear happy about it at ALL and wants nothing to do with him. I take them for a short walk. Same response. We get into the back yard, and a light switch goes off. Suddenly she wants to PLAY! I let them do their thing for a bit then take them inside. Sasha is curious. First stop? A bath!

He didn't like that so much, but he came out smelling like a rose :) Lots of playing, exploring, waiting for Daddy to come home. Daddy comes home finally and it's love at first sight! More playing, feeding, potty time, time for bed! Kennel time!

He did NOT like being locked in the kennel. We made the mistake of putting it in the dining room. With tiled flooring it sounded as though he was in the room with us. At about 1am Athen had had enough. The night ended with him sleeping with him on the floor, pilates mat as a mattress, shoes still on, passed out with a puppy in his arms. Needless to say, though, we got very little sleep.

Wednesday.

Kennel was moved into "gym room." Mee-Maw came for a visit! I noticed earlier that the only place I couldn't hear him whining was in the bathroom, so we decided to make a pallet in the closet (it's a very LARGE closet!). Needless to say we both slept well that night. I woke up at 2:30 to take him out to potty and he was asleep. (YEAH!)

Thursday.

I thought it would be a great idea to buy him an x-pen to play in while we were gone, so he didn't have to stay in his kennel all day. I get home at lunch to check in on him and I find shit. Everywhere. I clean it up and feed him, take him out and it's back to work. When I get home again there was thankfully no more accidents. Some more crate training. A noticeable difference! It only took him 20 minutes to quiet down. Another night in the closet for us, just in case.

Friday.

Let's try this x-pen thing one more time. Athen gets home early. The weather is too beautiful to work! He finds shit. Everywhere. Nope, this isn't going to work. Thankfully that was the only accident he had the whole day! GOOD puppy!! We decide to try and sleep in our bed. Not a peep! Woohoo!!! We also decided to try letting him sleep the whole night. No accidents! Man I love this pup!

Saturday.

Vet visit! Slight case of round worms. Treatment given. All fixed! He had two accidents in the house. One was totally my fault for not taking him out after his nap. The other was also poor timing on our part. We'll get it soon!