I see. I realize this was written long ago in 1905 or something like that. But if we take into consideration with a dog like a pit bull. They are often under 50lbs. They can generally jump higher than most big dogs that i know. Not only can the jump they will climb. he same can be said for a Belgium Malinois. Personally I really doubt that many poachers were going to be the creative or skilled as to toss a dog over a fence.

They would be better of bringing the dog some meat and see if the dog had been trained not to accept food from strangers. They could bring a female dog in heat. Since most people would have likely had a male dog because they are bigger and more intimidating because of their size.