Sheriff Brings Therapy Dog to Visit Jail Inmates

Kubla Khan, a 155-pound Leonburger—a German mountain dog, made his first visit to a correctional facility on June 19.

The therapy dog, accompanied by jail chaplains and his handler Susan Knaack, of the volunteer, non-profit organization Adventures with Bailey, made their way through the female pods of the Lake County Community Based Corrections Center (CBCC).

Kubla Khan, along with Knaack’s other therapy dogs, are certified by Therapy Dogs International. The therapy dogs frequent schools, nursing homes, hospitals and libraries. This was the first time a therapy dog was brought into the CBCC. 

During and after Kubla Khan’s visit, there was a noticeable reduction in tension and attitude inside the jail facility, according to a sheriff's press release.

Submitted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office