Angela and Ian Szczypka with baby Tobias and Indy the dog, who has had wheels fitted to help her get around

The couple spent more than £2,300 getting Indy home, which includes her time in an Indian daycare centre, flights, vet bills, her wheelchair and other equipment including a special pair of trainers

We started trying to think of a way we could walk Indy, so we came back with a towel one day and put it under her bottom so her back legs were lifted and she could walk.

'She got to know us and she got happier in herself. We could see that she was improving quite a bit. She had more life in her because she was so depressed before.

'So we decided to adopt her and take her home, which was completely crazy. We already had two dogs, two cats and all the other animals. But we didn't really want to leave her behind.'

It was nine months before Indy arrived in the UK and Angela described the emotional reunion.

She said: 'It took nine months to get her here. We paid for her to go to a daycare centre in India for £3 a day. By the time she got her flight here she'd put a bit of weight on and could get around a bit better.

'We picked her up from the airport in September and it was amazing. She was so overwhelmed she walked straight into the glass doors! But she recognised us which was lovely.

'Because she can't wag her tail, our other dogs found her body language quite hard to read at first. But now they're best of friends. She's as good as gold and she's doing really well. She's been through so much in life that she's quite easygoing.

'She's on a really strict raw diet now, because she's partially incontinent. It was chaos for about two months. We had to put her in nappies, children's tights, leggings. Now she's out of nappies and very recently she's just started to ask to go to the toilet. I think she was just fed a lot of curry in India and it took a while to get it out of her system!

Running along: The Szczypkas spent £300 on the specially made 'wheelchair' for Indy the dog

New hope: The couple hope that the 18-month-old dog may one day be able to walk again, after vets discovered that her back is not completely torn off, and that she can still wag her tail

'Now she goes for a walk every morning and loves to spend her days under a blanket by the radiator.'

Angela described the amazing moment little Indy was given a special wheelchair to help her walk.

She said: 'A man in Kent made us a wheelchair for £300. He's amazing. He makes ski wheelchairs for dogs in Sweden, and for dogs all over the world. It took a while to get it made because Indy's got a funny body shape. She's a bit like a seal when she walks.

'But as soon as she got the wheels she was off. She runs around in it all the time. She runs along the beach, in the woods where we live, and on all terrains.

'She's had one accident when she decided to chase a squirrel up a tree but fell backwards and ended up on her back. She was fine but looked a bit peeved.

'But she's much better behaved than the other dogs. She get a lot of attention when we're out. Everyone wants to know her story.'

The Szczypkas are now fundraising so that Indy can see a 'supervet' who may be able to help with her mobility.

Angela said: 'We took her to the vets to get spayed and he noticed that she can still wag her tail. A lot of vets wouldn't believe us, but she happened to wag it while we were there. He said that because she can wag her tail, she should get x-rayed, so we paid for that.

'It showed that her back wasn't completely broken - there was a tiny bit still attached. He suggested that we go and see a supervet - that there was a little bit of hope. He's down in Surrey and the consultation fee alone just for the initial appointment is £250.

'Once we've figured out whether there's something they can do, it would be thousands of pounds for any treatment. But we're not going to worry about that just yet.

'It's been quite an expensive process, so we set up a Facebook page and a Go Fund Me page for the £250.

'There's been a really good response. So far we've raised about £100. It just shows there are a lot of kind people in the world. People are really interested.'