Darlene Kobobel’s shelter, Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, has seen a dramatic rise in abandoned wolfdogs since they opened their doors in 1993. The sanctuary now rescues 20-100 wolfdogs annually from all over the United States. The sanctuary’s first rescue was a wolfdog named Chinook, who was two years of age and was going to be euthanized at the local animal shelter due to her “wolf-hybrid” label. But Darlene, despite her childhood fear of wolves, wasn’t going to let that happen.