The Daily Beast - Ciuchcia's on Board - August 30, 2011

Toronto Star Picture Editor Wanda Goodwin shares these images of a remarkably playful dog with an indelible spirit named Ciuchcia (Polish for steam engine).   Ciuchcia, a four month old dog whose rear legs were paralyzed after it was physically abused and abandoned with its two siblings on a train track. The dog survived despite being run over by a number of trains, according to the staff at the animal shelter, who found Ciuchcia on July 7, 2011.

REUTERS photos / Peter Andrews

 

Ciuchcia chases a cat in a courtyard after being helped onto a specially made wheelchair at Schronisko (Shelter), a shelter for homeless animals, near Piotrkow Trybunalski August 26, 2011.

 

Ciuchcia plays with a stick in a courtyard after being helped onto a specially made wheelchair.

 

 

Maria Mrozinska, a staff member, helps Ciuchcia onto a specially made wheelchair.

 

Ciuchcia looks up at a staff member.

 

Maria Mrozinska, a staff member, hugs Ciuchcia.

 

 

Ciuchcia runs after a staff member in a courtyard after being helped onto a specially made wheelchair.

Ciuchcia rests after playing in a courtyard at Schronisko (Shelter), a shelter for homeless animals, near Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland on August 26, 2011.