It’s the old ‘dogs are unclean creatures’, so they are afraid of them. It is similar to their hatred of everything swine.
This all goes back to the dark ages when Islam was created from a dream by Mohammed. Since swine often carried parasites (trichinosis) until modern times, and the only way to safely prepare ham, bacon, etc., was to cook it very well. Arabs did not know how to properly cook it, so they condemned it. It may have come down from the pre-Christian era.
Dogs, OTOH, do have some bad habits. But so do Muslims. Not washing hands often is only the tip of the iceberg. I am personally happy that they do not like dogs. Less chance for puppies to be abused.
They never emerged out of the dark ages - since they rejected Jesus, the light of the World.
Obama ate a dog so I guess it is OK for him, at least
Malaria might be the origin of Islam.
See this book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806138602/thehundredyearsw
Do Jews believe basically the same about swine?? Not dogs of course...
“. Less chance for puppies to be abused.”
You are wrong, there.
YouTube is full of videos of Muscum torturing dogs.