[demosthenes the elder]

I'd bet you the real reason the tenets of islam scorn dogs is that a good dog loves and obeys his master, and constitutes a real and direct threat to any grandee who decides to victimize said master. islam really does seem to be all about the creation of an "inverted T" shaped society, in which the masses form the powerless mudsill ruled by a direct linear power chain. Dogs are weapons, and thus do not fit comfortably into this form of power/social structure.
Any system with no room for dogs is automatically worthless in my book.

[muawiyah]

The citation above didn't say you couldn't keep dogs for work, just that you shouldn't keep them inside the house, and that you should not eat them.

We have many Freepers who think it's best to keep the hounds outside on the backporch locked up in cages until they are required for hunting, and only a few regularly eat dogs.

If you really want to show your dislike of Arab Moslem attitudes toward dogs, I say you should bring your pack into the bedroom and have one for dinner!