nonsense...the reason that you make that ststement is that you only consider defending yourself against a 67 pound adversary. What if it were a 67 pound fourth grade boy.....or a 67 pound .....anything?? Always, when confronted with an animal, be on the offensive. I am 6' and weigh about 210 pounds.....your dog might inflict some painful wounds on me, but would soon meet his demise....It is the fear of the painful wounds that give the animan its' advantage....you don't want to get bit so you go into a defensive mode...WRONG...I caan tear the leg off of any animal that weighs 67 pounds...I can certainly inflict enough pain on it that it will reconsider coming back for more.....been there, done that......killed a very large dog that was attacking a child Suring Wisconsin, many years ago...I have NO FEAR (respect, yes) of any animal.
67 pounds of -what- is the key though.
A 67 pound boy? No problem. A 67 pound cat? Problem.
67 pound dog? Problem.
Something does not need to way many pounds in order to be an effective killer. Animals are faster and stronger than humans.
Could a man potentially kill a 67 pound dog in a real fight with his hands and feet? Yes.
Is it possible for that 67 pound dog to kill that man? Yes.
It really only takes one bite to the inner thigh, and it’s goodbye life. if you lose your footing or get taken down and the dog gets at your neck or groin...it’s going to be GG.
It really depends on how much the animal wants to hurt you and how ferociously it attacks and where. I have seen a couple videos of shepherds fighting for real, and I would not want to be anywhere near that.
I had a 15 pound dog hospitalize me by biting my hand faster than I could even see it coming. Next thing I knew, I felt his teeth scraping my bones. That sucked.
He was put down the next day. Chows are out as pets as a result.