Ciuchcia story

Ciuchcia (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, 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's 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.

Ciuchcia (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, plays 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 (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, runs after a staff member 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's 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.

Ciuchcia (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, looks up at a newly adopted dog at Schronisko (Shelter), a shelter for homeless animals, near Piotrkow Trybunalski August 26, 2011. Ciuchcia's 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.

Ciuchcia (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, is helped by staff members onto a specially made wheelchair at Schronisko (Shelter), a shelter for homeless animals, near Piotrkow Trybunalski August 26, 2011.

Ciuchcia (Steam train engine), a four-month-old dog, rests after playing in a courtyard at Schronisko (Shelter), a shelter for homeless animals, near Piotrkow Trybunalski August 26, 2011.