'Blade runner' prosthetics put spring in maimed dog's step

PHUKET, Thailand - Just over a year after he was maimed for gnawing on someone's shoes, Cola is romping across a beach on new sleek paws: Curved "blade runner" prosthetics modeled on those used by Paralympian sprinters.

The former street pup nearly lost his life last year after a Bangkok man hacked off his front legs with a sword in revenge for chewing up his boots.

A quick trip to the vet saved Cola but left him with two amputated, kangaroolike stumps for front paws.