Even the poor dog wasn't immune to the mishaps and misfortune that seemed to befall everybody who worked on this cursed movie. Toto had a habit of running around excitably on set - scenes with him were notoriously hard to direct, and often required multiple retakes - and one of the witch's guard didn't notice him running around their feet. By the time he did it was too late - Toto's paw was broken.
Kind hearted Judy Garland took the dog home with her for two weeks whilst it recovered and became very attached to it. She even wanted to adopt Toto completely, but owner Carl Spitz refused with very good reason; Toto had worked in movies both before and after 'The Wizard of Oz' and earned Spitz a small fortune at the time. There is a permanent memorial to Toto in the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles.