Walking with wolves in Palmdale

Nathan Day of Chicago is greeted by a wolf dog at Wolf Connection.

Gerson Berrios of San Diego, right, pets a wolf dog handled by Kyle Baker of Wolf Connection, left, during a walk at the rescue center and sanctuary in Angeles National Forest.

Kyle Baker of Wolf Connection works with a wolf dog.

A wolf dog rests at Wolf Connection. The hybrid animals are too wild to be fully tamed but too domesticated to be set loose in the wilderness.

A group including Nicole Cappas visits with wolf dogs at Wolf Connection.

A group including Cecily Pola of Monrovia, left, visit with wolf dogs at Wolf Connection.

A wolf dog at Wolf Connection.

A group walks with wolf dogs at Wolf Connection.

A group walks with wolf dogs at Wolf Connection. Paid tours help pay for the center’s sessions with rehabbing youths.