One giant leap

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Linda Christie of Port Townsend engages her 8-year-old rescue dog, Flaco, in a bit of gymnastic exercise at Fort Worden State Park. Flaco was mostly skin and bone when Christie rescued him from the streets of Mexico about five years ago, she said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Linda Christie of Port Townsend engages her 8-year-old rescue dog, Flaco, in a bit of gymnastic exercise at Fort Worden State Park. Flaco was mostly skin and bone when Christie rescued him from the streets of Mexico about five years ago, she said. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Linda Christie of Port Townsend engages her 8-year-old rescue dog, Flaco, in a bit of gymnastic exercise at Fort Worden State Park. Flaco was mostly skin and bone when Christie rescued him from the streets of Mexico about five years ago, she said.