Believe it or not, an adult puma of 60-70 kilos against a dogo will need to use his back legs more for balance, than the "gutting" most people think that they do. Obviously each animal differs, but if the dogo has the right drive, the pressure that he/she will bring to the puma will force it to not use its hind legs in that manner otherwise it will give up much more vulnerable parts of its body through a lack of balance. The back of the neck and head will be easier for the dogo to grab.
Also that is the point of the dogo to fight its prey, not just hang on. Think about a chess match. When you are constantly on the defensive you typically don't do well offensively. Same in this situation, a Dogo should constantly be pushing its prey, so that they aren't working on banging the dogo up, just trying to stay alive. Like a puma trying to protect its neck and head isn't going to be thinking about killing the dogo. Plus wild animals typically are flight animals, since they need to live another day, not like a dog, who will be taken home or to the vet to be fixed and have time to recoup. More self preservation.
Thanks for the response. 10-4 on the video, I can only go on what i saw so far. One key thing you mentioned, its a dogos job to fight rather than catch, which supports what my hunter friends say that they tear up the hogs. A bulldog gets on a hog by the head and goes to sleep. To catch it not fight. In anycase, hats off for working your dogs and pursuing a structured plan to better your breed. How do you plan to run your dogs? As walk in and release or the Argentinan way?
