Chapter. When a dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times

 ´Abdullah bin Mughaffal narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam ordered killing of the dogs and then he said: ´´What about them, i.e., about other dogs?´´ And then he allowed keeping a dog for hunting and a dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: ´´When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eight time.´´

In the Hadith narrated by Yahya bin Sa´id: (The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) gave permission for keeping a dog for looking after the herd, for hunting and for watching the cultivated land.