I had to help my neighbor do that. He saw a stray dog in a creek for a few days, finally stopped his car to see what was going on. It was alive, but had been hit by a car. He brought it home and was trying to save it, finally called me over to help.
We saved it all right. After not being able to wash out the ridiculous number of maggots in the wound I took the dog to my vet and paid for them to do it. The vet wanted to put it down, but I couldn't - it had so much fight in its eyes. So I paid, and it was high.
The dog lived, and a year later I was walking in my yard - it ran into my yard and bit me on the butt! Oh well, lol.
How does that stuff even happen to a puppy?!

Lol. What a nice way to say thanks

I know, it was a puppy when he found it - no more than 4-5 months old and like a collie/shepherd mix. That same dog ended up jumping my fence and impregnating my doberman, I think that is why he bit me - trying to get to her and thought I was in his way or something, lol.
That's DEFINITELY a nice way to say thanks XD
I know, that dog cost me more than any of my own dogs!