Jeep the Dog

Jeep and the entire Lake Villa 41 community are excited to welcome our new students from Ukraine! According to this young man’s mom, he was very excited about a special visit from Jeep. He referred to Jeep as “a very special friend who wore a yellow and blue scarf to support him and Ukraine.” This mom reports that her son loves school and get so excited talking about American school, teachers, and kids. He is amazed at just how kind people are in America.

Jeep and I are very proud of how welcoming and kind our students and staff are to our new friends from Ukraine.

Jeep was thrilled to get one more day of snow in for the year. We hope you were, too!

Jeep wishes everyone a Happy St Patty’s Day! She thought the frigid weather for Saturday’s Lake Villa parade was ideal – I am not sure I agree – BRRRR!

She enjoyed seeing all of her friends today at Martin, Thompson, Hooper and Palombi schools. I can’t believe she kept her leprechaun hat on. That is lucky!

Today is Jeep’s birthday and she got the best gift ever – 6 inches of snow! That is one inch for every year! Be sure and wish her a Happy Birthday this week when you see her!

Jeep is never one to let a good pile of leaves go to waste. (Of course, the leaves stick to her fluff and she brings them inside to share with the rest of us. How nice.) I think she is secretly wishing for the snow to start flying, but she will be content with leaves for now.

Brave dogs have aided US soldiers in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Dozen of dog breeds have served in the US armed forces, including the all-American mutt. Modern military working dogs are mostly German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois.

Labrador and Golden Retrievers are also used as specialized search dogs because of their fantastic noses. Thankfully, dogs don’t need to be close to sniff out a bomb. Their keen sense of smell lets them detect a bomb from 50 feet away. While preparing a dog to be a bomb detection expert can cost over $150,000, that cost is noting compared to the price of keeping our soldiers safe.

Today there are over 1,600 Military Working Dogs stationed around the world.

Jeep hopes your day is filled with treats, not tricks!

This year Jeep came to school as herself (cute pumpkin that she is) dressed up in a candy corn scarf and orange leash. I came as Jeep’s “mummy” – thankfully the older kids got the pun.

Yes, it is true. I enjoy putting Jeep the Dog in my white Jeep Wrangler and going for a long drive. Of course Jeep prefers having the windows all the way down even if it is raining or snowing. She simply doesn’t care – in fact I think she likes it! I accomodate her by blasting the Jeep’s heater on high. I want to make sure Jeep is happy!

I also like to decorate the Jeep with dog stickers, wheel covers, and brakelights. After all, Jeep deserves a dog-friendly Jeep, don’t you think?

Be sure to wave if you spot us driving around town!

Bonus points if you can identify the yellow character on the window next to Jeep the Dog!

Jeep and Dot Com had some fall fun last week hiking in northern Wisconsin where the fall colors were in spectacular peak. Neither Dot nor Jeep ended up swimming – they just waded in the lake.

Jeep likes nothing better than a wide open window during a car ride – well, except for being outside in a snowstorm. (That will come soon enough, Jeep.)