Where angels fear to tread and where pooper scoopers are not needed

I have lived in Abu Dhabi for two years and I have seen two dogs. One was being walked by an German lady at a park and the other one was a hunting dog at a gun show. The Arabs may love their camels and their falcons, but they don't feel the same about dogs. Dogs are considered unclean and it is said that angels will not enter a house with a dog. I guess they worry about stepping in dog poop just like we do.

In Britain, this is causing problems because police with sniffer dogs have been entering the houses of Muslims without getting the okay from the angels. In order to be politically correct, these dogs will now have to wear special booties so they do not come in direct contact with the floor. I have a feeling this practice will not catch on in the States.

The exception to this belief are the hunting dogs called salukis. The angels don't mind these because I assume they are considered working dogs and therefore exempt from the unclean status.

In case you are wondering, the cat population more than makes up for the lack of dogs. There are so many cats that an organization named Feline Friends has been set up to take care of the strays and orphans.