ah, yes, the koran says somewhere that 'thou shall not suffer a black dog to live'.
normal city dogs are indeed, to the islamic faithful, unclean foul and nasty scavenger animals.
the running hound depicted on blades however is likely in islamic cases anyway, a saluki, which is not considered a dog, and actually lives in the bedu tents as a family member. in the traditional home, they are never sold, but given as gifts (for which a large 'gift' is expected in return)., they are noble creatures loved by, and bonded to their humans, and used to hunt gazelle, and rabbits, and raced for status. again i mention that they are known for their feathering on the feet, legs, tail and especially their ears. see my avatar.
human, horse, falcon, saluki - living together still, a team that are the beduin, masters of the desert.